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Phosphorus pentoxide
Meaning
Noun
●
In Inorganic compounds:
the
compound
, P₂O₅,
formed
by the
spontaneous combustion
of
white phosphorus
in
air
; it
reacts
violently
with water to form
phosphoric acid
and is used as a
powerful
desiccating
agent
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