phosphotungstovanadic acid

English

Etymology

From phospho- +‎ tungsto- +‎ vanadic + acid.

Noun

phosphotungstovanadic acid (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) Any of various heteropoly acids composed of phosphorus, tungsten, vanadium, and oxygen.
   • 1957, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Michael A. De Sesa, Raw Materials Development Laboratory Handbook of Analytical Methods, page 136:

     Vanadium (V) in an acid solution forms the yellow phosphotungstovanadic acid upon the addition of phosphoric acid and sodium tungstate.

   • 1960, Journal of Analytical Chemistry of the USSR, volume 15, page 316:

     Separation of Cesium and Rubidium by means of Phosphotungstovanadic Acid.