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metaphosphoric acid
[ met-uh-fos-fawr-ik, -for- ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- an acid, HPO 3 , derived from phosphorous pentoxide, and containing the smallest amount of water of the phosphoric acids.
metaphosphoric acid
/ ˌmɛtəfɒsˈfɒrɪk /
noun
- a glassy deliquescent highly polymeric solid, used as a dehydrating agent. Formula: (HPO 3 ) n See also polyphosphoric acid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metaphosphoric acid1
First recorded in 1825–35; meta- + phosphoric
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Example Sentences
While the secondary phosphates, on heating, give salts of pyrophosphoric acid, the primary phosphates yield salts of metaphosphoric acid.
From Project Gutenberg
These oxides often give a characteristic color to the clear borax glass, and borax beads are therefore often used in testing for the presence of metals, instead of the metaphosphoric acid bead already described.
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