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GLYCEROPHOSPHORIC ACID CALCIUM SALT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Medication
DEF

A white, odorless, almost tasteless powder, used as a tonic and restorative. An ingredient in dentifrices and leavening powders.

OBS

Used in medicine for numbness and debility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Médicaments
DEF

Poudre blanche, inodore, presque insipide, utilisée comme tonique et reconstituant. Ingrédient pour dentifrices et poudres levantes.

CONT

Les glycérophosphates de calcium et de sodium sont utilisés en thérapeutique comme toniques et reconstituants, stimulants de la digestion, soit en granulés, soit sous forme injectable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Medicamentos
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