pyrophosphate

[ pahy-ruh-fos-feyt ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.

pyrophosphate

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈfɒsfeɪt /

noun

1. any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid

pyrophosphate

/ pī′rə-fŏs′fāt′ /

1. A salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid, containing the group P 2 O 7 .

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrophosphate¹

First recorded in 1830–40; pyrophosph(oric acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

Filter; wash the precipitate with dilute ammonia; dry, ignite, and weigh as magnesic pyrophosphate.

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The precipitate is washed with dilute ammonia, dried, ignited, and weighed as pyrophosphate.

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The precipitate is collected, washed with ammonia, ignited, and weighed as pyrophosphate.

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The filtrate is treated with sodium phosphate, and the magnesia is weighed as pyrophosphate, or titrated with uranium acetate.

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The residue is a white mass of magnesium pyrophosphate containing 27.92 per cent.

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