bisphosphate

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noun

A diphosphate, especially a compound with two phosphate groups attached to a sugar residue

OriginEnglish phosphate ← French phosphate ← Latin phōsphorus →
UncommonScrabble 24
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Meanings

nounbisphosphate (plural bisphosphates)

plural bisphosphates

  1. chemistryA diphosphate, especially a compound with two phosphate groups attached to a sugar residue

Origin

  1. Englishbis-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  5. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  6. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  10. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  11. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  12. Latinphōsphorus
  13. Frenchphosphore
  14. Frenchphosphate
  15. Englishphosphate
  16. Englishbisphosphate

From bis- + phosphate.

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APA

bisphosphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisphosphate

MLA

“bisphosphate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisphosphate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bisphosphate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bisphosphate.

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