Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biphosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: biphos-phate
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt of phosphoric acid in which only one of the hydrogen atom has been replaced by a metal ion.

noun

Synonym of diphosphate.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English phosphate English biphosphate From bi- + phosphate.

Inflected Forms

biphosphates (plural)

Synonyms

diphosphate

Questions

What does biphosphate mean?: Any salt of phosphoric acid in which only one of the hydrogen atom has been replaced by a metal ion.
Where does biphosphate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- English phosphate English biphosphate From bi- + phosphate.

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