calcium phosphate

noun

any of several phosphates of calcium occurring naturally in some rocks and in animal bones, used as a fertilizer and food additive as well as in baking powder and dentifrices.

Origin of calcium phosphate

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby calcium phosphate

calcium metasilicate, calcium nitrate, calcium oxalate, calcium oxide, calcium permanganate, calcium phosphate, calcium propionate, calcium silicate, calcium sulfide, calciuria, calcodynia

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British Dictionary definitions for calcium phosphate

calcium phosphate

noun

the insoluble nonacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid (phosphoric(V) acid): it occurs in bones and is the main constituent of bone ash. Formula: Ca 3 (PO 4) 2

any calcium salt of a phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphates are found in many rocks and used esp in fertilizers

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Scientific definitions for calcium phosphate

calcium phosphate

Any of three powdery phosphates of calcium:

A colorless powder used in baking powders, as a plant food, as a plastic stabilizer, and in glass. Calcium phosphate is deliquescent, and will dissolve in the water it absorbs from the atmosphere if it is not kept in a closed container. Chemical formula: Ca(H2PO4)2.

A white crystalline powder used as an animal food, as a plastic stabilizer, and in glass and toothpaste. Chemical formula: CaHPO4.

A white powder that is used in ceramics, rubber, fertilizers, and for various purposes in the food industry. Chemical formula: Ca3(PO4)2.

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释义	calcium phosphate noun any of several phosphates of calcium occurring naturally in some rocks and in animal bones, used as a fertilizer and food additive as well as in baking powder and dentifrices. Origin of calcium phosphate First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby calcium phosphate calcium metasilicate, calcium nitrate, calcium oxalate, calcium oxide, calcium permanganate, calcium phosphate, calcium propionate, calcium silicate, calcium sulfide, calciuria, calcodynia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for calcium phosphate calcium phosphate noun the insoluble nonacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid (phosphoric(V) acid): it occurs in bones and is the main constituent of bone ash. Formula: Ca 3 (PO 4) 2 any calcium salt of a phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphates are found in many rocks and used esp in fertilizers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for calcium phosphate calcium phosphate Any of three powdery phosphates of calcium: A colorless powder used in baking powders, as a plant food, as a plastic stabilizer, and in glass. Calcium phosphate is deliquescent, and will dissolve in the water it absorbs from the atmosphere if it is not kept in a closed container. Chemical formula: Ca(H2PO4)2. A white crystalline powder used as an animal food, as a plastic stabilizer, and in glass and toothpaste. Chemical formula: CaHPO4. A white powder that is used in ceramics, rubber, fertilizers, and for various purposes in the food industry. Chemical formula: Ca3(PO4)2. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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