tribasic sodium phosphate

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   the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents

   Synonymstrisodium phosphatetrisodium orthophosphate

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Questions about tribasic sodium phosphate

What does tribasic sodium phosphate mean?

tribasic sodium phosphate means "the tertiary phosphate of sodium used as a builder in soaps and detergents".

What is another word for tribasic sodium phosphate?

Close synonyms include trisodium phosphate, trisodium orthophosphate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.