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diphosphoryl

diphosphoryl noun: two phosphoryl groups in a compound.

Noun

diphosphoryl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Two phosphoryl groups in a compound
    • diphosphoryl chloride

Origin of diphosphoryl

From di- + phosphoryl.

Questions about diphosphoryl

What does diphosphoryl mean?
Diphosphoryl means two phosphoryl groups in a compound.
What part of speech is diphosphoryl?
Diphosphoryl is a noun.

Words near diphosphoryl in the dictionary

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

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