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TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents
Synonyms:
tribasic sodium phosphate; trisodium orthophosphate; trisodium phosphate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trisodium phosphate" is a kind of...):
builder; detergent builder (a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action)