Meanings
nounphosphorus pentoxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistrythe compound, P₂O₅, formed by the spontaneous combustion of white phosphorus in air; it reacts violently with water to form phosphoric acid and is used as a powerful desiccating agent
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 五氧化二磷
- 五氧化二磷 (wǔyǎnghuà'èrlín)compound P2O5
Czech oxid fosforečný
- oxid fosforečnýcompound P2O5
Vietnamese photpho pentaoxit, điphotpho pentaoxit
- photpho pentaoxitcompound P2O5
- điphotpho pentaoxitcompound P2O5
- photpho pentoxitcompound P2O5
- điphotpho pentoxitcompound P2O5
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