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(P04)2. Acid P., one in which one or two of the hydrogen atoms only have been replaced by metals. P., Ammoniomagnesium, a double salt of ammonium and magnesium and phosphoric acid. P., Earthy, a phosphate of one of the alkaline earths. P., Triple, ammoniomagnesium phosphate. The phosphates are used in medicine as tonics and alteratives in conditions a ociated with malnutrition of the bones (rickets, scrofula). Sodium phosphate is employed as a cholagogue and laxative. ch575.xhtml p 496