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pyrophosphate

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pyrophosphate /py·ro·phos·phate/ (-fos´fāt) a salt of pyrophosphoric acid.
py·ro·phos·phate (pr-fsft)
n. Abbr. PP
A salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.

pyrophosphate [pi″ro-fos´fāt]
any salt of pyrophosphoric acid.

pyrophosphate (pī´rōfos´fāt),
n compound found in parotid saliva that helps delay calcification of bacteria plaque. It is also the active ingredient of commercial tarter-control oral hygiene products.

pyrophosphate
any salt of pyrophosphoric (diphosphoric) acid.


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