- calcium phosphate
- calcium phosphaten.any of a number of phosphates of calcium found in bones, teeth, etc. and used in medicine and in the manufacture of enamels, glass, cleaning agents, etc.
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Calcium phosphate — is the name given to a family of minerals containing calcium ions (Ca2+) together with orthophosphates (PO43 ), metaphosphates or pyrophosphates (P2O74 ) and occasionally hydrogen or hydroxide ions. Seventy percent of bone is made up of… … Wikipedia
calcium phosphate — n any of various phosphates of calcium: as a) the phosphate CaHPO4 used in pharmaceutical preparations and animal feeds b) a naturally occurring phosphate of calcium Ca5(F,Cl,OH,1/2CO3)(PO4)3 that contains other elements or radicals and is the… … Medical dictionary
calcium phosphate — noun a phosphate of calcium; a main constituent of animal bones • Hypernyms: ↑phosphate, ↑orthophosphate, ↑inorganic phosphate * * * noun 1. : an orthophosphate of calcium: as a. : one of the three simple orthop … Useful english dictionary
calcium phosphate — noun Date: 1869 any of various phosphates of calcium: as a. the phosphate CaH4P2O8 used as a fertilizer and in baking powder b. the phosphate CaHPO4 used in pharmaceutical preparations and animal feeds c. the phosphate Ca3P2O8 used as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
calcium phosphate — cal′cium phos′phate n. chem. nut a phosphate of calcium, used as a fertilizer, food additive, and in baking powder • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
calcium phosphate — any of several phosphates of calcium occurring naturally in some rocks and in animal bones, used as a fertilizer and food additive as well as in baking powder and dentifrices. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
calcium phosphate — noun The calcium salt or phosphoric acid, Ca(PO), or of several related acids; it is the main mineral of bone … Wiktionary
calcium phosphate — /kælsiəm ˈfɒsfeɪt/ (say kalseeuhm fosfayt) noun any of several phosphates of calcium occurring naturally in some rocks and in animal bones, and used in medicine, industry, etc …
Amorphous calcium phosphate — (ACP) is a substance used as a dental treatment. Calcium and phosphate are natural building blocks of teeth, and when present in insufficient amounts, there can be sensitivity after procedures such as dental bleaching or professional dental… … Wikipedia
tribasic calcium phosphate — I. noun see calcium phosphate II. noun see calcium phosphate … Useful english dictionary
