pyrophosphate
[ pahy-ruh-fos-feyt ]
Origin of pyrophosphate
1First recorded in 1830–40; pyrophosph(oric acid) + -ate2
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How to use pyrophosphate in a sentence
The relation between the chromates and dichromates is the same as that between the phosphates and the pyrophosphates.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
British Dictionary definitions for pyrophosphate
pyrophosphate
/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈfɒsfeɪt) /
noun
any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
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Scientific definitions for pyrophosphate
pyrophosphate
[ pī′rə-fŏs′fāt′ ]
A salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid, containing the group P2O7.
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