Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Noting an acid, H3PO4, produced by the interaction of phosphorus pentoxid or pentachlorid and water by boiling dilute nitric acid with phosphorus, or by treating the calcium phosphate of bone-earth with sulphuric acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Describing the ordinary form of
phosphoric acid and its derivatives
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word orthophosphoric.
Examples
-
Write the equations for the preparation of the three sodium salts of orthophosphoric acid.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
-
This acid is formed when orthophosphoric acid is heated above 400°:
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
-
On heating orthophosphoric acid to about 225° pyrophosphoric acid is formed in accordance with the following equation:
An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.