Meanings
nounmetaphosphate (plural metaphosphates)
plural metaphosphates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
- Englishmeta-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Frenchphosphore
- Frenchphosphate
- Englishphosphate
- Englishmetaphosphate
Translations
Irish meiteafosfáit
- meiteafosfáitany salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid
Italian metafosfato
- metafosfatoany salt or ester of metaphosphoric acid
Cite this entry
APA
metaphosphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphosphate
MLA
“metaphosphate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphosphate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaphosphate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphosphate.
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