Diphosphate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
  2. 2
    any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate

Synonyms

All synonyms
biphosphate

Etymology

From di- + phosphate.

Related phrases

adenosine diphosphatedicalcium diphosphateguanosine diphosphatediphosphoric acid

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