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oligophosphate

oligophosphate noun: any compound or anion containing several phosphate groups.

Noun

oligophosphate (plural oligophosphates)

  1. Any compound or anion containing several phosphate groups

Forms of oligophosphate

pluraloligophosphates

Origin of oligophosphate

From oligo- + phosphate.

Questions about oligophosphate

What does oligophosphate mean?
Oligophosphate means any compound or anion containing several phosphate groups.
What part of speech is oligophosphate?
Oligophosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of oligophosphate?
The plural of oligophosphate is oligophosphates.

Words near oligophosphate in the dictionary

  1. oligophenylene
  2. oligophenylenes
  3. oligophenylenevinylene
  4. oligophenylenevinylenes
  5. oligophenyls
  6. oligophosphate
  7. oligophosphates
  8. oligophrenia
  9. oligophrenias
  10. oligophrenic
  11. oligophrenics

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