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trialkylphosphate

trialkylphosphate noun: a phosphate ester with three alkyl groups.

Noun

trialkylphosphate (plural trialkylphosphates)

  1. A phosphate ester with three alkyl groups.

Forms of trialkylphosphate

pluraltrialkylphosphates

Origin of trialkylphosphate

From tri- + alkyl + phosphate.

Questions about trialkylphosphate

What does trialkylphosphate mean?
Trialkylphosphate means a phosphate ester with three alkyl groups.
What part of speech is trialkylphosphate?
Trialkylphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of trialkylphosphate?
The plural of trialkylphosphate is trialkylphosphates.

Words near trialkylphosphate in the dictionary

  1. trialkoxysilane
  2. trialkoxysilanes
  3. trialkyl
  4. trialkylated
  5. trialkyllead
  6. trialkylphosphate
  7. trialkylphosphine
  8. trialkylphosphines
  9. trialkylstannyl
  10. trialkylstannylated
  11. trialkyltin

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