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Definition of: metaphosphoric acid
(met′ə·fos·fôr′ik,-for′·ik) Chem.
The glacial phosphoric acid of commerce, HPO3, usually sold in the form of transparent sticks. It is obtained by heating orthophosphoric acid.
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