1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: metaphosphoric \met`a*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- + phosphoric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, {HPO3}, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called {glacial phosphoric acid}. Compare the tribasic {orthophosphoric acid}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
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