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orthophosphate definition

ortho·phos·phate (ôr′t̸hō fäs′fāt′)

noun

  1. a salt of orthophosphoric acid containing the trivalent, negative radical PO
  2. an uncharged ester of this acid

Etymology: ortho- + phosphate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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