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diphosphate

diphosphate noun: any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups.

Noun

diphosphate (plural diphosphates)

  1. any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
  2. any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate

Synonyms of diphosphate

Forms of diphosphate

pluraldiphosphates

Origin of diphosphate

From di- + phosphate.

Words formed from diphosphate

Questions about diphosphate

What does diphosphate mean?
Diphosphate means any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups.
What part of speech is diphosphate?
Diphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of diphosphate?
The plural of diphosphate is diphosphates.

Words near diphosphate in the dictionary

  1. diphones
  2. diphonic
  3. diphosgene
  4. diphosphatase
  5. diphosphatases
  6. diphosphate
  7. diphosphates
  8. diphosphatidylcholine
  9. diphosphatidylcholines
  10. diphosphatidylglycerol
  11. diphosphatidylglycerols

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