pyrophosphoric

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adjective

of, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives

OriginEnglish phosphoric ← Latin pyr ← Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) →
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Meanings

adjectivepyrophosphoric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivatives

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Englishphosphoric
  7. Englishpyrophosphoric

From pyro- + phosphoric.

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APA

pyrophosphoric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophosphoric

MLA

“pyrophosphoric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophosphoric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrophosphoric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrophosphoric.

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