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pyrophosphoric acid

noun py·ro·phos·pho·ric acid \-fäs-ˈfr-ik-, -ˈfär-; -ˈfäs-f(ə-)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
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Origin of PYROPHOSPHORIC ACID

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1832
Medical Dictionary

pyrophosphoric acid

noun py·ro·phos·pho·ric acid \-fäs-ˌfr-ik-, -ˌfär-; -ˌfäs-f(ə-)rik-\

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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