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triphosphorus

triphosphorus noun: three atoms of phosphorus in a compound.

Noun

triphosphorus (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) three atoms of phosphorus in a compound

Origin of triphosphorus

From tri- + phosphorus.

Questions about triphosphorus

What does triphosphorus mean?
Triphosphorus means three atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
What part of speech is triphosphorus?
Triphosphorus is a noun.

Words near triphosphorus in the dictionary

  1. triphosphonucleosides
  2. triphosphopyridine nucleotide
  3. triphosphopyridine nucleotides
  4. triphosphoric acid
  5. triphosphoric acids
  6. triphosphorus
  7. triphosphorylate
  8. triphosphorylated
  9. triphosphorylation
  10. triphosphorylations
  11. triphoton

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