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decaphosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-caphos-phate
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].

noun

A polyphosphate or oligophosphate containing a condensed chain of ten phosphate groups

Example Sentences

Etymology

From deca- + phosphate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

decaphosphates (plural)

Phrases

cyclo-decaphosphate

Questions

What does decaphosphate mean?
A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].
Where does decaphosphate come from?
From deca- + phosphate.

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