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calcium phosphate


calcium phosphate

noun

Definition of CALCIUM PHOSPHATE

: any of various phosphates of calcium: as a : the phosphate CaHPO4 used in pharmaceutical preparations and animal feeds b : a naturally occurring phosphate of calcium Ca5(F,Cl,OH,1⁄2CO3)(PO4)3 that contains other elements or radicals and is the chief constituent of bones and teeth

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