potassium diphosphate

noun Chemistry.

See under potassium phosphate.
Also called monobasic potassium phosphate.

Words nearby potassium diphosphate

potassium chlorate, potassium chloride, potassium cobaltinitrite, potassium cyanide, potassium dichromate, potassium diphosphate, potassium feldspar, potassium ferricyanide, potassium ferrocyanide, potassium fluoride, potassium hydrogen tartrate

Definition for potassium diphosphate (2 of 2)

potassium phosphate

noun Chemistry.

any of the three orthophosphates of potassium (potassium monophosphate (K2HPO4), potassium diphosphate (KH2PO4), and tripotassium phosphate (K3PO4)).

Origin of potassium phosphate

First recorded in 1880–85