phosphoric acid

English

Noun

phosphoric acid (uncountable)

Ball-and-stick model of phosphoric acid.

1. (inorganic chemistry) A colourless liquid, H₃PO₄, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.

Synonyms

• E338 when used as an antioxidant
• orthophosphoric acid

Related terms

• phosphate
• polyphosphate
• pyrophosphoric acid

Translations

the colourless liquid; H₃PO₄

• Catalan: àcid fosfòric m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 磷酸 (zh) (línsuān)

• Czech: kyselina fosforečná f
• Esperanto: fosfata acido, fosfora acido, fosfatacido, fosforacido
• Finnish: fosforihappo
• French: acide phosphorique (fr) m
• German: Phosphorsäure (de) f
• Japanese: 燐酸 (りんさん, rinsan)
• Latvian: fosforskābe f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fosforsyre m or f

  Nynorsk: fosforsyre f

• Polish: kwas fosforowy m
• Portuguese: ácido fosfórico m
• Romanian: acid fosforic (ro) m
• Russian: фо́сфорная кислота́ (ru) f (fósfornaja kislotá)
• Spanish: ácido fosfórico m
• Swedish: fosforsyra (sv) c