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phosphoric acid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A colourless, odourless solid, H3PO4, often in solution as a syrupy liquid, used in the manufacture of fertilizers, detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: orthophosphoric acid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oxyacid, oxygen acid

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: fosforsuur — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Armenian: օրթոֆոսֆորական թթու (ōrtʻofosforakan tʻtʻu) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Asturian: ácidu fosfórico — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Basque: azido fosforiko — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Bulgarian: фосфорна киселина (fosforna kiselina) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Catalan: àcid fosfòric — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Chinese Mandarin: 磷酸 (línsuān) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Czech: kyselina fosforečná — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Danish: fosforsyre — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Dutch: fosforzuur — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Esperanto: fosfata acido — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Esperanto: fosfora acido — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Esperanto: fosfatacido — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Esperanto: fosforacido — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Estonian: fosforhape — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Finnish: fosforihappo — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • French: acide phosphorique — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Galician: ácido fosfórico — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Georgian: ფოსფორმჟავა (pospormžava) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • German: Phosphorsäure — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Greek: φωσφορικό οξύ (fosforikó oxý) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Hungarian: foszforsav — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Indonesian: asam fosfat — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Italian: acido fosforico — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Japanese: 燐酸 (rinsan) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Kazakh: фосфор қышқылы (fosfor qyşqyly) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Korean: 인산 (insan) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Kyrgyz: ортофосфор кислотасы (ortofosfor kislotası) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Latvian: fosforskābe — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Latvian: ortofosforskābe — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Lithuanian: fosforo rūgštis — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Macedonian: фосфорна киселина (fosforna kiselina) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Malay: asid fosforik — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fosforsyre — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fosforsyre — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Persian: فسفریک اسید — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Polish: kwas fosforowy — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Portuguese: ácido fosfórico — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Romanian: acid fosforic — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Russian: фо́сфорная кислота́ (fósfornaja kislotá) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Slovak: kyselina trihydrogenfosforečná — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Slovene: fosforjeva kislina — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Spanish: ácido fosfórico — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Swedish: fosforsyra — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Thai: กรดฟอสฟอริก — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Turkish: fosforik asit — the colourless liquid; H3PO4
  • Ukrainian: ортофосфатна кислота (ortofosfatna kyslota) — the colourless liquid; H3PO4