trisodium phosphate

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

   Synonymstrisodium orthophosphatetribasic sodium phosphate

   Broaderbuilder

Questions about trisodium phosphate

What does trisodium phosphate mean?

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

What is another word for trisodium phosphate?

Close synonyms include trisodium orthophosphate, tribasic sodium phosphate. 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.