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tetraphosphate

tetraphosphate noun: any compound containing four phosphate groups or ions.

Noun

tetraphosphate (plural tetraphosphates)

  1. Any compound containing four phosphate groups or ions

Forms of tetraphosphate

pluraltetraphosphates

Origin of tetraphosphate

From tetra- + phosphate.

Words formed from tetraphosphate

Questions about tetraphosphate

What does tetraphosphate mean?
Tetraphosphate means any compound containing four phosphate groups or ions.
What part of speech is tetraphosphate?
Tetraphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraphosphate?
The plural of tetraphosphate is tetraphosphates.

Words near tetraphosphate in the dictionary

  1. tetraphid
  2. tetraphids
  3. tetraphobia
  4. tetraphocomelia
  5. tetraphonic
  6. tetraphosphate
  7. tetraphosphates
  8. tetraphosphide
  9. tetraphosphides
  10. tetraphosphonate
  11. tetraphosphorus

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