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Medical Definition of Monopotassium phosphate
1. KH2PO4;a dihydrogen phosphate used as a reagent; commonly used in buffers. Monosodium phosphate, NaH2PO4;a dihydrogen phosphate used as a reagent; commonly used in buffers. Normal phosphate, a salt of phosphoric acid in which all the hydrogen atoms are displaced; e.g., Na3PO4, Na4P2O7. Organic phosphate, an ester of phosphoric acid; e.g., glycerol phosphate, adenosine phosphate, hexose phosphate. (05 Mar 2000)