Definition of Pyrophosphoric acid

1. Noun. A solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid.

Generic synonyms: Polyphosphoric Acid

Definition of Pyrophosphoric acid

1. Noun. A syrupy liquid formed by the dehydration of phosphoric acid; its salts, the pyrophosphates, are used in medicine. ¹

2. Noun. (inorganic compound) The acid formed by removing a molecule of water from two molecules of phosphoric acid, H4P2O7; this reaction slowly reverses in the presence of water. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrophosphoric Acid

pyrophones
pyrophore
pyrophores
pyrophoric
pyrophoric alloy
pyrophoric iron
pyrophoricity
pyrophorus
pyrophosphatase
pyrophosphatases
pyrophosphate
pyrophosphates
pyrophosphohydrolase
pyrophosphohydrolases
pyrophosphoric
pyrophosphoric acid (current term)
pyrophosphorolysis
pyrophosphorolytic
pyrophosphorylase
pyrophosphorylases
pyrophyllite
pyrophyllites
pyrophyte
pyrophytes
pyroptosis
pyroptosome
pyroptosomes
pyroptotic
pyropus
pyropuses

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