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sodium aluminium phosphate

sodium aluminium phosphate noun: an ionic compound made up of aluminium cations (Al³⁺), sodium cations (Na⁺), and phosphate anions (PO₄³⁻) in the ratio of 1:3:2, respectively. Other ratios are possible and some combinations also contain hydrogen and/or water molecules and/or HPO₄²⁻ as well. It is used in baking as a leavening agent for making sponge cakes, crumpets.

Noun

sodium aluminium phosphate (plural sodium aluminium phosphates)

  1. An ionic compound made up of aluminium cations (Al³⁺), sodium cations (Na⁺), and phosphate anions (PO₄³⁻) in the ratio of 1:3:2, respectively. Other ratios are possible and some combinations also contain hydrogen and/or water molecules and/or HPO₄²⁻ as well. It is used in baking as a leavening agent for making sponge cakes, crumpets.

Forms of sodium aluminium phosphate

pluralsodium aluminium phosphates
alternative formsodium aluminum phosphate

Questions about sodium aluminium phosphate

What does sodium aluminium phosphate mean?
Sodium aluminium phosphate means an ionic compound made up of aluminium cations (Al³⁺), sodium cations (Na⁺), and phosphate anions (PO₄³⁻) in the ratio of 1:3:2, respectively. Other ratios are possible and some combinations also contain hydrogen and/or water molecules and/or HPO₄²⁻ as well. It is used in baking as a leavening agent for making sponge cakes, crumpets.
What part of speech is sodium aluminium phosphate?
Sodium aluminium phosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of sodium aluminium phosphate?
The plural of sodium aluminium phosphate is sodium aluminium phosphates.

Words near sodium aluminium phosphate in the dictionary

  1. sodium acetate
  2. sodium acetate trihydrate
  3. sodium acetates
  4. sodium adsorption ratio
  5. sodium alum
  6. sodium aluminium phosphate
  7. sodium aluminium phosphates
  8. sodium aluminum sulfosilicate
  9. sodium aluminum sulfosilicates
  10. sodium alums
  11. sodium amalgam

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