ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Decaphosphate

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Decaphosphate is a noun meaning (chemistry) A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].

Meaning

(chemistry) A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].

More Meanings

  1. (chemistry) A polyphosphate or oligophosphate containing a condensed chain of ten phosphate groups [P₁₀O₃₁]

Example Sentences

Examples of the polyphosphates are sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium decaphosphate
the believed they had obtained in a crystalline form the compounds which we now know as ... decaphosphate, Na₁₂P₁₀O₃₁

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cyclo-decaphosphate, cyclodecaphosphate, pentaphosphate, tetraphosphate, hexaphosphate, hexametaphosphate.

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