phosphomolybdic acid
noun
phos·pho·mo·lyb·dic acid
-mə-ˌlib-dik- 
: any of several acids obtainable from solutions of phosphoric acid and molybdic acid and used chiefly as precipitants (as for alkaloids)
especially
: the yellow crystalline acid H3PMo12O40·xH2O containing twelve atoms of molybdenum in a molecule
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“Phosphomolybdic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/phosphomolybdic%20acid. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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