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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A clear colorless solid or syrupy liquid, H3PO4, used in fertilizers, detergents, food flavoring, and pharmaceuticals.
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- noun inorganic chemistry A
colourless liquid , H3PO4, used in themanufacture offertilizers ,detergents andpharmaceuticals and as anadditive incola drinks .
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- noun an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
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