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diphosphorus

diphosphorus noun: two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.

Noun

diphosphorus (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound

Origin of diphosphorus

From di- + phosphorus.

Words formed from diphosphorus

Questions about diphosphorus

What does diphosphorus mean?
Diphosphorus means two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
What part of speech is diphosphorus?
Diphosphorus is a noun.

Words near diphosphorus in the dictionary

  1. diphosphopeptides
  2. diphosphopyridine nucleotide
  3. diphosphopyridine nucleotides
  4. diphosphoribose
  5. diphosphoric acid
  6. diphosphorus
  7. diphosphorus pentoxide
  8. diphosphoryl
  9. diphosphorylase
  10. diphosphorylases
  11. diphosphorylate

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