metaphosphoric acid

[ met-uh-fos-fawr-ik, -for- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. an acid, HPO3, derived from phosphorous pentoxide, and containing the smallest amount of water of the phosphoric acids.

Origin of metaphosphoric acid

1
First recorded in 1825–35; meta- + phosphoric

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metaphosphoric acid

/ (ˌmɛtəfɒsˈfɒrɪk) /


noun
  1. a glassy deliquescent highly polymeric solid, used as a dehydrating agent. Formula: (HPO 3) n: See also polyphosphoric acid

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