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biphosphate

biphosphate noun: any salt of phosphoric acid in which only one of the hydrogen atom has been replaced by a metal ion.

Noun

biphosphate (plural biphosphates)

  1. Any salt of phosphoric acid in which only one of the hydrogen atom has been replaced by a metal ion.
  2. Synonym of diphosphate.
    Synonyms:
    diphosphate

Synonyms of biphosphate

Forms of biphosphate

pluralbiphosphates

Origin of biphosphate

From bi- + phosphate.

Questions about biphosphate

What does biphosphate mean?
Biphosphate means any salt of phosphoric acid in which only one of the hydrogen atom has been replaced by a metal ion.
What part of speech is biphosphate?
Biphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of biphosphate?
The plural of biphosphate is biphosphates.

Words near biphosphate in the dictionary

  1. biphonic
  2. biphosphammite
  3. biphosphanate
  4. biphosphatase
  5. biphosphatases
  6. biphosphate
  7. biphosphates
  8. biphosphine
  9. biphosphoglycerate
  10. biphosphoglycerates
  11. biphosphoglyceric acid

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