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metaphosphoric acid

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met⋅a⋅phos⋅phor⋅ic ac⋅id

  [met-uh-fos-fawr-ik, -for-]
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–noun Chemistry.
an acid, HPO3, derived from phosphorous pentoxide, and containing the smallest amount of water of the phosphoric acids.

Origin:
1825–35; meta- + phosphoric
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met·a·phos·phor·ic acid   (mět'ə-fŏs-fôr'ĭk, -fŏr'-)   
n.  An inorganic compound, HPO3, used as a dehydrating agent and in dental cements.
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Main Entry: meta·phos·pho·ric acid
Pronunciation: "met-&-"fäs-"for-ik-, -"fär-; -"fäs-f(&-)rik-
Function: noun
: a glassy solid acid HPO3 or (HPO3)n formed by heating orthophosphoric acid but usually obtained in the form of salts
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metaphosphoric acid met·a·phos·phor·ic acid (mět'ə-fŏs-fôr'ĭk)
n.
An inorganic compound used as a dehydrating agent and in dental cements.

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