pyrophosphoric acid

py·ro·phos·phor·ic ac·id

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahy-roh-fos-fawr-ik, -for-, pahy-]
- /ˈpaɪ roʊ fɒsˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˌpaɪ-/
- /pˌaɪrəʊfəsfˈɒrɪk ˈasɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahy-roh-fos-fawr-ik, -for-, pahy-]
- /ˈpaɪ roʊ fɒsˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-, ˌpaɪ-/

Definitions of pyrophosphoric acid words

noun pyrophosphoric acid a crystalline, water-soluble powder, H 4 P 2 O 7 , formed by the union of one molecule of phosphorus pentoxide with two molecules of water. 1
noun pyrophosphoric acid a crystalline soluble solid acid formed by the reaction between one molecule of phosphorus pentoxide and two water molecules. Formula: H4P2O7 0
noun pyrophosphoric acid a viscous liquid acid, H4P2O7, which crystallizes when left standing at ordinary temperatures and is easily converted to orthophosphoric acid upon dilution with water 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; pyro- + phosphoric

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