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TRIBASIC SODIUM PHOSPHATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does tribasic sodium phosphate mean?

• TRIBASIC SODIUM PHOSPHATE (noun)
The noun TRIBASIC SODIUM PHOSPHATE has 1 sense:

1. the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents

Familiarity information: TRIBASIC SODIUM PHOSPHATE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TRIBASIC SODIUM PHOSPHATE (noun)

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Meaning:

The tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

tribasic sodium phosphate; trisodium orthophosphate; trisodium phosphate

Hypernyms ("tribasic sodium phosphate" is a kind of...):

builder; detergent builder (a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action)

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