Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing three atoms of calcium: as, tricalcium orthophosphate, Ca3(PO4)2, the phosphate of calcium, which occurs in the mineral apatite, in animal bones and teeth, etc.
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- noun chemistry Three atoms of
calcium in a compound.
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Examples
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All forms of calcium, such as calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, and tricalcium phosphate, are absorbed well enough to help you meet your daily requirement, especially when taken after a meal.
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All forms of calcium, such as calcium carbonate, calcium citrate, and tricalcium phosphate, are absorbed well enough to help you meet your daily requirement, especially when taken after a meal.
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The material mined is mainly a phosphate of lime (tricalcium phosphate).
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By knowing the atomic weights (40 for calcium, 31 for phosphorus, and 16 for oxygen), it is easy to compute that the molecule of tricalcium phosphate weighs 310 of which 62 is phosphorus.
The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, 1892
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Thus we have mono calcium phosphate, CaH4 (PO4) 2, dicalcium phosphate, Ca2H2 (PO4) 2, and tricalcium phosphate, Ca3 (PO4) 2.
The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, 1892
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Vitoss™ BA Bimodal contains Orthovita's proprietary Vitoss beta-tricalcium phosphate bone graft substitute scaffold and Kensey Nash Corporation's proprietary collagen material.
unknown title 2011
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The subchondral phase consists of b-TCP (tricalcium phosphate) mineral suspended within a porous bioresorbable synthetic polymer scaffold.
Medgadget 2010
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In addition, Vitoss Bioactive Foam-2X contains Orthovita's proprietary Vitoss beta-tricalcium phosphate bone graft substitute scaffold and Kensey Nash Corporation's proprietary collagen material.
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It tends to convert to phosphates which react with calcium in soil to form insoluble tricalcium phosphate or phosphates of aluminum, iron, manganese etc.
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Don't worry about the tricalcium phosphate; it's a mineral, used as a nutritional supplement and as a firming agent found in most cat foods.
magic-city-news.com 2009
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