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Medical Definition of Cyclic phosphoric acid
1. In general, a linear polymer of phosphoric acid residues in pyrophosphate linkage in which the a and ω residues are similarly linked to make one endless loop or cyclic compound, specifically, a generic term applied to compounds in which one phosphoric acid residue is esterified to two hydroxyl groups of a single carbon chain, as in adenosine 3',5'-phosphoric acid, adenosine 2',3'-phosphoric acid, etc. (05 Mar 2000)