pyrophosphate
[ pahy-ruh-fos-feyt ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəˈfɒs feɪt /
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
Origin of pyrophosphate
First recorded in 1830–40;
pyrophosph(oric acid) +
-ate2
Words nearby pyrophosphate
pyronine,
pyrope,
pyrophobia,
pyrophoric,
pyrophosphatase,
pyrophosphate,
pyrophosphoric acid,
pyrophotometer,
pyrophyllite,
pyroracemic acid,
pyrosis
Example sentences from the Web for pyrophosphate
British Dictionary definitions for pyrophosphate
pyrophosphate
/ (ˌpaɪrəʊˈfɒsfeɪt) /
noun
any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
Medical definitions for pyrophosphate
pyrophosphate
[ pī′rə-fŏs′fāt′ ]
n.
A salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
Scientific definitions for pyrophosphate
pyrophosphate
[ pī′rə-fŏs′fāt′ ]
A salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid, containing the group P2O7.