phosphotungstovanadic acid

English

Etymology

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.