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trisodium phosphate

trisodium phosphate noun: a phosphate cleaning agent and degreaser, used for cleaning surfaces and laundry.

trisodium phosphate: a phosphate cleaning agent and degreaser, used for cleaning surfaces and laundry
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Noun

trisodium phosphate (countable and uncountable, plural trisodium phosphates)

  1. A phosphate cleaning agent and degreaser, used for cleaning surfaces and laundry.
    Synonyms:
    sodium phosphate, sodium phosphate tribasic, trisodium orthophosphate, TSP
  2. A phosphate food additive used as an acidity modifier.
    Synonyms:
    sodium phosphate, sodium phosphate tribasic, trisodium orthophosphate

Synonyms of trisodium phosphate

  • sodium phosphate
  • sodium phosphate tribasic
  • trisodium orthophosphate
  • TSP

Forms of trisodium phosphate

pluraltrisodium phosphates

Origin of trisodium phosphate

tri- + sodium + phosphate.

Words formed from trisodium phosphate

Questions about trisodium phosphate

What does trisodium phosphate mean?
Trisodium phosphate means a phosphate cleaning agent and degreaser, used for cleaning surfaces and laundry.
What part of speech is trisodium phosphate?
Trisodium phosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of trisodium phosphate?
The plural of trisodium phosphate is trisodium phosphates.

Words near trisodium phosphate in the dictionary

  1. trisoctahedra
  2. trisoctahedral
  3. trisoctahedron
  4. trisoctahedrons
  5. trisodium
  6. trisodium phosphate
  7. trisoligonucleotide
  8. trisoligonucleotides
  9. trisomal
  10. trisome
  11. trisomes

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