Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trimetaphosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trimetaphos-phate
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cyclic phosphate P₃O₉³⁻

Example Sentences

"This suggested that a second molecule of trimetaphosphate binds to the ribozyme and/or the first trimetaphosphate molecule and increases the reaction rate."

Etymology

From tri- + metaphosphate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri

Inflected Forms

trimetaphosphates (plural)

Questions

What does trimetaphosphate mean?: A cyclic phosphate P₃O₉³⁻
Where does trimetaphosphate come from?: From tri- + metaphosphate.

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