Meanings
nounphosphoric acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA 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.
Synonyms: E338 when used as an antioxidant, orthophosphoric acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Similar
E338 when used as an antioxidantorthophosphoric acid
More synonyms by meaning
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Translations
Afrikaans fosforsuur
- fosforsuurthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Basque azido fosforiko
- azido fosforikothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Bulgarian фосфорна киселина
- фосфорна киселина (fosforna kiselina)the colourless liquid; H3PO4
Catalan àcid fosfòric
- àcid fosfòricthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Chinese Mandarin 磷酸
- 磷酸 (línsuān)the colourless liquid; H3PO4
Czech kyselina fosforečná
- kyselina fosforečnáthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Danish fosforsyre
- fosforsyrethe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Dutch fosforzuur
- fosforzuurthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Esperanto fosfata acido, fosfora acido
- fosfata acidothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
- fosfora acidothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
- fosfatacidothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
- fosforacidothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Estonian fosforhape
- fosforhapethe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Finnish fosforihappo
- fosforihappothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
French acide phosphorique
- acide phosphoriquethe colourless liquid; H3PO4
German Phosphorsäure
- Phosphorsäurethe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Greek φωσφορικό οξύ
- φωσφορικό οξύ (fosforikó oxý)the colourless liquid; H3PO4
Hungarian foszforsav
- foszforsavthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Indonesian asam fosfat
- asam fosfatthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Italian acido fosforico
- acido fosforicothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Japanese 燐酸
- 燐酸 (rinsan)the colourless liquid; H3PO4
Korean 인산
- 인산 (insan)the colourless liquid; H3PO4
Latvian fosforskābe, ortofosforskābe
- fosforskābethe colourless liquid; H3PO4
- ortofosforskābethe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Lithuanian fosforo rūgštis
- fosforo rūgštisthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Malay asid fosforik
- asid fosforikthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Norwegian Bokmål fosforsyre
- fosforsyrethe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Persian فسفریک اسید
- فسفریک اسیدthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Polish kwas fosforowy
- kwas fosforowythe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Portuguese ácido fosfórico
- ácido fosfóricothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Romanian acid fosforic
- acid fosforicthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Russian фо́сфорная кислота́
- фо́сфорная кислота́ (fósfornaja kislotá)the colourless liquid; H3PO4
Slovak kyselina trihydrogenfosforečná
- kyselina trihydrogenfosforečnáthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Spanish ácido fosfórico
- ácido fosfóricothe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Swedish fosforsyra
- fosforsyrathe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Thai กรดฟอสฟอริก
- กรดฟอสฟอริกthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Turkish fosforik asit
- fosforik asitthe colourless liquid; H3PO4
Ukrainian ортофосфатна кислота
- ортофосфатна кислота (ortofosfatna kyslota)the colourless liquid; H3PO4
Cite this entry
APA
phosphoric acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoric%20acid
MLA
“phosphoric acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoric%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoric acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoric%20acid.
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