Triphosphate
[trahy-fos-feyt] /traɪˈfɒs feɪt/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
triphosphate tri·phos·phate (trī-fŏs’fāt’)
n.
A salt or an ester containing three phosphate groups.
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