Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diphosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: diphos-phate
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups

noun

any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English phosphate English diphosphate From di- + phosphate.

Inflected Forms

diphosphates (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclodiphosphate diphosphatase fructosediphosphate thiodiphosphate

Phrases

adenosine diphosphate dicalcium diphosphate guanosine diphosphate

Synonyms

biphosphate

Questions

What does diphosphate mean?: any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
Where does diphosphate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English phosphate English diphosphate From di- + phosphate.

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