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Pyrophosphate vs Biphosphate - What's the difference?

pyrophosphate | biphosphate |

As nouns the difference between pyrophosphate and biphosphate

is that pyrophosphate is while biphosphate is (inorganic chemistry) any salt of phosphoric acid in which only one of the hydrogen atome has been replaced by a metal ion.

pyrophosphate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.

    • biphosphate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any salt of phosphoric acid in which only one of the hydrogen atome has been replaced by a metal ion
  • (organic chemistry) diphosphate