Tricalcium Phosphate, CAS No. : 7758-87-4

Tricalcium phosphate (sometimes abbreviated tcp) is a calcium salt of phosphoric acid with the chemical formula ca3(po4)2. It is also known as tribasic calcium phosphate and bone phosphate of lime (bpl). It is a white solid of low solubility. Most commercial samples of "tricalcium phosphate" are in fact hydroxyapatite.