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Pyrophosphate vs Phosphate - What's the difference?

pyrophosphate | phosphate | Derived terms |

Phosphate is a derived term of pyrophosphate.



As nouns the difference between pyrophosphate and phosphate

is that pyrophosphate is any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid while phosphate is any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.

As a verb phosphate is

to treat or coat with a phosphate or with phosphoric acid.

pyrophosphate

English

Noun

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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
  • (US, regional, dated) A carbonated soft drink sweetened with fruit syrup and with some phosphoric acid.
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  • Derived terms

    * ammonium phosphate * cadmium phosphate * calcium dihydrogen phosphate * calcium phosphate * diammonium phosphate * dihydrogen phosphate * diphosphate * disodium phosphate * ferric phosphate * ferrous phosphate * fluophosphate * fluorophosphate * high energy phosphate * hydrogen phosphate * hypophosphate * inorganic phosphate * inositol phosphate * iron phosphate * metaphosphate * monocalcium phosphate * monophosphate * monopotassium phosphate * organphosphate * orthophosphate * phosphagen * phosphataemia, phosphatemia * phosphatase * phosphate bond * phosphated * phosphate glass * phosphate island * phosphate rock * phosphatic * phosphatide * phosphaturia * potassium titanyl phosphate * pyrophosphate * silicophosphate * sodium dithiophosphate * sodium hexametaphosphate * sodium monofluorophosphate * sodium phosphate * sodium phosphate tribasic * sodium trimetaphosphate * sodium tripolyphosphate * superphosphate * thiophosphate * tricalcium phosphate * triphosphate * trisodium phosphate * trisodium phosphate * trisodium phosphate dodecahydrate * uranium phosphate * uranyl phosphate * vanadious phosphate

    Verb

    (phosphat)
  • To treat or coat with a or with phosphoric acid