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pyrophosphoric acid

noun
py路​ro路​phos路​pho路​ric acid | \ 藢p墨-r蓹-f盲s-藞f券r-ik- How to pronounce pyrophosphoric acid (audio) , -藞f盲r-; -藞f盲s-f(蓹-)rik-\

Definition of pyrophosphoric acid

: a crystalline acid H4P2O7 formed when orthophosphoric acid is heated or prepared in the form of salts by heating acid salts of orthophosphoric acid

First Known Use of pyrophosphoric acid

1830, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pyrophosphoric acid

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pyrophosphoric acid

noun
py路​ro路​phos路​pho路​ric acid | \ -f盲s-藢f券r-ik-, -藢f盲r-; -藢f盲s-f(蓹-)rik- How to pronounce pyrophosphoric acid (audio) \

Medical Definition of pyrophosphoric acid

: a crystalline acid H4P2O7 that is formed when orthophosphoric acid is heated or that is prepared in the form of salts by heating acid salts of orthophosphoric acid

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