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polyphosphates

polyphosphates is the plural of polyphosphate.

Meaning of polyphosphate

Noun

polyphosphate (plural polyphosphates)

  1. any of a class of inorganic polymers containing linked phosphate groups; the low molecular weight polymers, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, are used in water softening and as food additives

Questions about polyphosphates

What is polyphosphates the plural of?
Polyphosphates is the plural of polyphosphate.

Words near polyphosphates in the dictionary

  1. polyphore
  2. polyphores
  3. polyphosphatase
  4. polyphosphatases
  5. polyphosphate
  6. polyphosphates
  7. polyphosphazene
  8. polyphosphazenes
  9. polyphosphoester
  10. polyphosphoesters
  11. polyphosphoinositide

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