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trimetaphosphate

trimetaphosphate noun: a cyclic phosphate P₃O₉³⁻.

Noun

trimetaphosphate (plural trimetaphosphates)

  1. A cyclic phosphate P₃O₉³⁻
    • This suggested that a second molecule of trimetaphosphate binds to the ribozyme and/or the first trimetaphosphate molecule and increases the reaction rate.2015 November 7, “A Faster Triphosphorylation Ribozyme”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of trimetaphosphate

pluraltrimetaphosphates

Origin of trimetaphosphate

From tri- + metaphosphate.

Questions about trimetaphosphate

What does trimetaphosphate mean?
Trimetaphosphate means a cyclic phosphate P₃O₉³⁻.
What part of speech is trimetaphosphate?
Trimetaphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of trimetaphosphate?
The plural of trimetaphosphate is trimetaphosphates.

Words near trimetaphosphate in the dictionary

  1. trimetallism
  2. trimetallist
  3. trimetallists
  4. trimetaphan
  5. trimetaphan camsilate
  6. trimetaphosphate
  7. trimetaphosphates
  8. trimetazidine
  9. trimeter
  10. trimeters
  11. trimethadione

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