trimetaphosphate

noun

A cyclic phosphate P₃O₉³⁻

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Meanings

nountrimetaphosphate (plural trimetaphosphates)

plural trimetaphosphates

  1. chemistryA cyclic phosphate P₃O₉³⁻

    This suggested that a second molecule of trimetaphosphate binds to the ribozyme and/or the first trimetaphosphate molecule and increases the reaction rate.

    2015 November 7, “A Faster Triphosphorylation Ribozyme”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From tri- + metaphosphate.

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