tripotassium phosphate

[ trahy-puh-tas-ee-uh m ]
/ ˌtraɪ pəˈtæs i əm /

noun Chemistry.

See under potassium phosphate.
Also called tripotassium orthophosphate.

Origin of tripotassium phosphate

Words nearby tripotassium phosphate

Definition for tripotassium phosphate (2 of 2)

potassium phosphate

noun Chemistry.

any of the three orthophosphates of potassium (potassium monophosphate (K2HPO4), potassium diphosphate (KH2PO4), and tripotassium phosphate (K3PO4)).

Origin of potassium phosphate

First recorded in 1880–85