Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sodium aluminium phosphate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: sodi-um a-lu-mini-um phos-phate
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ionic compound made up of aluminium cations (Al³⁺), sodium cations (Na⁺), and phosphate anions (PO₄³⁻) in the ratio of 1:3:2, respectively. Other ratios are possible and some combinations also contain hydrogen and/or water molecules and/or HPO₄²⁻ as well. It is used in baking as a leavening agent for making sponge cakes, crumpets.

Inflected Forms

sodium aluminium phosphates (plural) sodium aluminum phosphate (alternative)

Questions

What does sodium aluminium phosphate mean?: An ionic compound made up of aluminium cations (Al³⁺), sodium cations (Na⁺), and phosphate anions (PO₄³⁻) in the ratio of 1:3:2, respectively. Other ratios are possible and some combinations also contain hydrogen and/or water molecules and/or HPO₄²⁻ as well. It is used in baking as a leavening agent for making sponge cakes, crumpets.

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