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POLYPHOSPHORIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A series of oxyacids of phosphorus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("polyphosphoric acid" is a kind of...):
oxyacid; oxygen acid (any acid that contains oxygen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polyphosphoric acid"):
metaphosphoric acid (a glassy solid acid ([HPO3]n) often used as a dehydrating agent)
pyrophosphoric acid (a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid)
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