triphosphate

T1R1I1P3H4O1S1P3H4A1T1E1

noun

Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.

OriginEnglish phosphate ← French phosphate ← Latin phōsphorus →
Less commonScrabble 22
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Meanings

nountriphosphate (plural triphosphates)

plural triphosphates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.
  2. chemistryAny salt or ester of triphosphoric acid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
trisphosphate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  9. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  10. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  14. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  15. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  16. Latinphōsphorus
  17. Frenchphosphore
  18. Frenchphosphate
  19. Englishphosphate
  20. Englishtriphosphate

From tri- + phosphate.

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Translations

Catalan trifosfat
  • trifosfatany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Chinese Mandarin 三磷酸
  • 三磷酸 (sānlínsuān)any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Dutch trifosfaat
  • trifosfaatany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Esperanto trifosfato
  • trifosfatoany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
German Triphosphat
  • Triphosphatany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Greek τριφωσφορικό
  • τριφωσφορικό (trifosforikó)any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Hungarian trifoszfát
  • trifoszfátany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Italian trifosfato
  • trifosfatoany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Polish trójfosforan
  • trójfosforanany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Portuguese trifosfato
  • trifosfatoany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Spanish trifosfato
  • trifosfatoany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Swahili trifosfati
  • trifosfatiany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Vietnamese triphotphat
  • triphotphatany salt or ester containing three phosphate groups
Cite this entry
APA

triphosphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphosphate

MLA

“triphosphate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphosphate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triphosphate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triphosphate.

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