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tribasic calcium phosphate — I. noun see calcium phosphate II. noun see calcium phosphate … Useful english 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 — 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 — A mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones. Bones serve as a storage area for calcium. Calcium is added to bones by cells called osteoblasts. It is removed from bones by cells called osteoclasts. When children consume calcium, they absorb… … Medical dictionary
calcium — /kal see euhm/, n. Chem., Biol. a silver white divalent metal, occurring combined in limestone, chalk, gypsum, etc., occurring also in vertebrates and other animals, as a component of bone, skeletal mass, shell, etc., and as a necessary element… … Universalium
Phosphate — A form of phosphoric acid. Calcium phosphate makes bones and teeth hard. * * * 1. A salt or ester of phosphoric acid. For individual phosphates not listed here, see under the name of the base. 2. The trivalent ion, PO43−. bone p. SYN: tribasic… … Medical dictionary
Tricalcium phosphate — chembox new ImageFile = Tricalcium phosphate.png ImageSize = 200px IUPACName = Tricalcium diphosphate OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers Abbreviations = CASNo = 7758 87 4 EINECS = PubChem = 516943 SMILES = [O ] P(=O)( [O ] ) [O ] . [O ] … Wikipedia
tricalcium phosphate — SYN: tribasic calcium phosphate … Medical dictionary
bone phosphate — noun : tribasic calcium phosphate from bones … Useful english dictionary
bone ash — noun ash left when bones burn; high in calcium phosphate; used as fertilizer and in bone china • Hypernyms: ↑ash * * * noun : the white porous residue containing chiefly tribasic calcium phosphate from bones calcined in air and used especially in … Useful english dictionary
