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