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pyrophosphoric acid

pyrophosphoric acid noun: a syrupy liquid formed by the dehydration of phosphoric acid; its salts, the pyrophosphates, are used in medicine.

Noun

pyrophosphoric acid (uncountable)

  1. A syrupy liquid formed by the dehydration of phosphoric acid; its salts, the pyrophosphates, are used in medicine.
  2. The acid formed by removing a molecule of water from two molecules of phosphoric acid, H₄P₂O₇; this reaction slowly reverses in the presence of water.

pyrophosphoric acid meaning in Tamil

pyrophosphoric acid in Tamil

தீப்பொசுபோரிக்கமிலம்

Origin of pyrophosphoric acid

From pyro- + phosphoric acid.

Questions about pyrophosphoric acid

What does pyrophosphoric acid mean?
Pyrophosphoric acid means a syrupy liquid formed by the dehydration of phosphoric acid; its salts, the pyrophosphates, are used in medicine.
What is pyrophosphoric acid in Tamil?
Pyrophosphoric acid in Tamil is தீப்பொசுபோரிக்கமிலம். See Pyrophosphoric acid meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pyrophosphoric acid?
Pyrophosphoric acid is a noun.

Words near pyrophosphoric acid in the dictionary

  1. pyrophosphokinase
  2. pyrophosphokinases
  3. pyrophosphoramide
  4. pyrophosphoramides
  5. pyrophosphoric
  6. pyrophosphoric acid
  7. pyrophosphorolysis
  8. pyrophosphorolytic
  9. pyrophosphoryl
  10. pyrophosphorylase
  11. pyrophosphorylases

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