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# phosphoric

«phosphoric» in Mova's school dictionary: **Containing phosphorus, especially in "phosphoric acid", a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (phosphoric)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (chemistry) Containing phosphorus, especially in "phosphoric acid", a chemical used in fertilisers, rust remover and some fizzy drinks like cola. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#m1)

2) Glowing like phosphorus (old, rare). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In chemistry and health lessons, phosphoric acid gives cola its sharp taste and can harm tooth enamel if you drink too much. Farmers use fertilisers made from phosphoric acid to help plants grow.

### examples

- Cola contains phosphoric acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#x1)
- Phosphoric acid can remove rust from metal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#x2)
- Too many fizzy drinks with phosphoric acid can damage teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#x3)
- Fertiliser factories use phosphoric acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#x4)
- The label lists phosphoric acid as an ingredient. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#x5)
- Phosphoric acid is made from phosphorus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/#x6)

### note

Adjective, mostly in "phosphoric acid". Pronounced "fos-FOR-ik". Related: phosphorus (a chemical element that glows), phosphate. Safety: acids can burn; never mix chemicals at home.

### In the corpora

- [Fizzy drinks are slightly acidic, because carbon dioxide in water makes a weak acid, and some colas also have phosphoric acid added.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «phosphoric» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phosphoric/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.