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tripolyphosphate

tripolyphosphate noun: the anion P₃O₁₀⁵⁻, or any salt containing this anion.

Noun

tripolyphosphate (plural tripolyphosphates)

  1. The anion P₃O₁₀⁵⁻, or any salt containing this anion.

Forms of tripolyphosphate

pluraltripolyphosphates

Origin of tripolyphosphate

From tri- + polyphosphate.

Words formed from tripolyphosphate

  • sodium tripolyphosphate

Questions about tripolyphosphate

What does tripolyphosphate mean?
Tripolyphosphate means the anion P₃O₁₀⁵⁻, or any salt containing this anion.
What part of speech is tripolyphosphate?
Tripolyphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of tripolyphosphate?
The plural of tripolyphosphate is tripolyphosphates.

Words near tripolyphosphate in the dictionary

  1. Tripolitans
  2. tripolite
  3. tripolitic
  4. tripolymer
  5. tripolymers
  6. tripolyphosphate
  7. tripolyphosphates
  8. tripomastigote
  9. tripomastigotes
  10. triporate
  11. triportheid

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