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decaphosphate

decaphosphate noun: a substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].

Noun

decaphosphate (plural decaphosphates)

  1. A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].
  2. A polyphosphate or oligophosphate containing a condensed chain of ten phosphate groups
    • the believed they had obtained in a crystalline form the compounds which we now know as ... decaphosphate, Na₁₂P₁₀O₃₁1962, Erich Thilo, “Condensed Phosphates and Arsenates”, in Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Volume 4, page 4
    • Examples of the polyphosphates are sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium decaphosphate1973, State of Washington Water Research Center, Analysis of Engineering Alternatives for Environmental Protection from Thermal Discharges, Volume 1, page 69

Forms of decaphosphate

pluraldecaphosphates

Origin of decaphosphate

From deca- + phosphate.

Words formed from decaphosphate

Questions about decaphosphate

What does decaphosphate mean?
Decaphosphate means a substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].
What part of speech is decaphosphate?
Decaphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of decaphosphate?
The plural of decaphosphate is decaphosphates.

Words near decaphosphate in the dictionary

  1. decapentenyls
  2. decapeptide
  3. decapeptides
  4. decapetalous
  5. decaphobia
  6. decaphosphate
  7. decaphosphates
  8. decaphosphorus
  9. decaphyllous
  10. decapicone
  11. decapicones

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