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Webster 1913 Edition
Phosphoric
Phos-phor′ic
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
phosphorique
.] 1.
(Chem.)
Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, phosporus; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the
phosphorous
compounds. 2.
Phosphorescent.
“A phosphoric sea.” Byron.
Glacial phosphoric acid
. (Chem.)
(a)
Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy semitransparent masses or sticks
. (b)
Pure normal phosphoric acid.
– Phosphoric acid
(Chem.)
, a white crystalline substance,
– H3PO4
, which is the most highly oxidized acid of phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of compounds, viz., the phosphates. Soluble phosphoric acid
,
Insoluble phosphoric acid
(Agric. Chem.)
, phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble and insoluble in water or in plant juices.
– Reverted phosphoric acid
(Agric. Chem.)
, phosphoric acid changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic (insoluble) salts.
Webster 1828 Edition
Phosphoric
PHOS'PHORIC
,Adj.