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diphosphate

[ dahy-fos-feyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a pyrophosphate.
  2. a phosphate containing two phosphate groups.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diphosphate1

First recorded in 1820–30; di- 1 + phosphate

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