phosphotungstovanadic acid
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From phospho- + tungsto- + vanadic + acid.
Noun
[edit]phosphotungstovanadic acid (uncountable)
- (chemistry) Any of various heteropoly acids composed of phosphorus, tungsten, vanadium, and oxygen.
- 1957, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Michael A. De Sesa, Raw Materials Development Laboratory Handbook of Analytical Methods, page 136:
- Vanadium (V) in an acid solution forms the yellow phosphotungstovanadic acid upon the addition of phosphoric acid and sodium tungstate.
- 1960, Journal of Analytical Chemistry of the USSR, volume 15, page 316:
- Separation of Cesium and Rubidium by means of Phosphotungstovanadic Acid.