pyrophosphoric acid

pyrophosphoric acid
/puy"roh fos fawr"ik, -for"-, puy'-/, Chem.
a crystalline, water-soluble powder, H4P2O7, formed by the union of one molecule of phosphorus pentoxide with two molecules of water.
[1865-70; PYRO- + PHOSPHORIC]

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  • pyrophosphoric acid — [pī΄rə fäs fôr′ik] n. [ PYRO + PHOSPHORIC] a viscous liquid acid, H4P2O7, which crystallizes when left standing at ordinary temperatures and is easily converted to orthophosphoric acid upon dilution with water …   English World dictionary

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  • pyrophosphoric acid — An anhydride of phosphoric acid obtained by heating phosphoric acid to 213°C; it forms pyrophosphates with bases, and its esters are important in energy metabolism and in biosynthesis. * * * py·ro·phos·pho·ric acid fäs .fȯr ik , .fär ; .fäs f(ə… …   Medical dictionary

  • pyrophosphoric acid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1832 a crystalline acid H4P2O7 formed when orthophosphoric acid is heated or prepared in the form of salts by heating acid salts of orthophosphoric acid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pyrophosphoric acid — noun a) A syrupy liquid formed by the dehydration of phosphoric acid; its salts, the pyrophosphates, are used in medicine. b) The acid formed by removing a molecule of water from two molecules of phosphoric acid, HPO; this reaction slowly reverse …   Wiktionary

  • pyrophosphoric acid — noun a solid acid formed by reactions of orthophosphoric acid • Hypernyms: ↑polyphosphoric acid …   Useful english dictionary

  • pyrophosphoric acid — /ˌpaɪroʊfɒsfɒrɪk ˈæsəd/ (say .puyrohfosforik asuhd) noun the acid H4P2O7, formed by the union of one molecule of phosphorus pentoxide with two molecules of water. It is a water soluble, crystalline powder …  

  • pyrophosphoric acid — py′ro•phos•phor′ic ac′id [[t]ˈpaɪ roʊ fɒsˈfɔr ɪk, ˈfɒr , ˌpaɪ [/t]] n. chem. a crystalline, water soluble powder, H4P2O7, used as a catalyst • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • pyrophosphoric — adjective of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives …   Wiktionary

  • pyrophosphoric — adj. pertaining to pyrophosphoric acid (Chemistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

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