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bisphosphate

bisphosphate noun: a diphosphate, especially a compound with two phosphate groups attached to a sugar residue.

Noun

bisphosphate (plural bisphosphates)

  1. A diphosphate, especially a compound with two phosphate groups attached to a sugar residue

Forms of bisphosphate

pluralbisphosphates

Origin of bisphosphate

From bis- + phosphate.

Words formed from bisphosphate

Questions about bisphosphate

What does bisphosphate mean?
Bisphosphate means a diphosphate, especially a compound with two phosphate groups attached to a sugar residue.
What part of speech is bisphosphate?
Bisphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of bisphosphate?
The plural of bisphosphate is bisphosphates.

Words near bisphosphate in the dictionary

  1. bisphenylthiazoles
  2. bispheric
  3. bispherical
  4. bisphosphatase
  5. bisphosphatases
  6. bisphosphate
  7. bisphosphates
  8. bisphosphatidylglycerol
  9. bisphosphine
  10. bisphosphines
  11. bisphosphodimer

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