diphosphoglycerate

[ dahy-fos-foh-glis-uh-reyt ]
/ daɪˌfɒs foʊˈglɪs əˌreɪt /

noun Biochemistry.

an ester of phosphoric acid and glyceric acid that occurs in the blood and that promotes the release of hemoglobin-bound oxygen.

Origin of diphosphoglycerate

diphosph(ate) + -o- + glycer(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby diphosphoglycerate

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