phosphoric : Idioms & Phrases

• noun an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction
  creatine phosphate; phosphocreatine.
  

WordNet

• . (Chem.) (a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy semitransparent masses or sticks . (b) Pure normal phosphoric acid.

Webster 1913

• noun an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
  orthophosphoric acid.
  

WordNet

• (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.

Webster 1913

• (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic (insoluble) salts.

Webster 1913

• (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.

Webster 1913