diphosphate

[ dahy-fos-feyt ]
/ daɪˈfɒs feɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a pyrophosphate.
a phosphate containing two phosphate groups.

Origin of diphosphate

First recorded in 1820–30; di-1 + phosphate

Words nearby diphosphate

diphenylaminechlorarsine, diphenylhydantoin, diphenylhydantoin sodium, diphonia, diphosgene, diphosphate, diphosphoglycerate, diphtheria, diphtheria antitoxin, diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and pertussis vaccine, diphtheritic

Medical definitions for diphosphate

diphosphate
[ dī-fŏs′fāt′ ]

n.

An ester of phosphoric acid containing two phosphate groups.