Etymology

pyrophosphoric

P3Y4R1O1P3H4O1S1P3H4O1R1I1C3

Today it means: of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives Full definition →

English phosphoric ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishphosphoric
  7. English todaypyrophosphoric

From pyro- + phosphoric.

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