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triphenylphosphate

triphenylphosphate noun: the organic compound with chemical formula OP(OC₆H₅)₃, the triester of phosphoric acid and phenol, used as a plasticizer and fire retardant.

Noun

triphenylphosphate (uncountable)

  1. The organic compound with chemical formula OP(OC₆H₅)₃, the triester of phosphoric acid and phenol, used as a plasticizer and fire retardant.

Origin of triphenylphosphate

From triphenyl + phosphate.

Questions about triphenylphosphate

What does triphenylphosphate mean?
Triphenylphosphate means the organic compound with chemical formula OP(OC₆H₅)₃, the triester of phosphoric acid and phenol, used as a plasticizer and fire retardant.
What part of speech is triphenylphosphate?
Triphenylphosphate is a noun.

Words near triphenylphosphate in the dictionary

  1. triphenylmethanol
  2. triphenylmethyl
  3. triphenylmethylium
  4. triphenylmethyls
  5. triphenylphosphane
  6. triphenylphosphate
  7. triphenylphosphine
  8. triphenylphosphines
  9. triphenylphosphonium
  10. triphenylphosphoniums
  11. triphenyls

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