Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triphosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
triphos-phate
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English phosphate English triphosphate From tri- + phosphate.

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What does triphosphate mean?
Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.
Where does triphosphate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English phosphate English triphosphate From tri- + phosphate.

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