decaphosphate
English
Etymology
deca- + phosphate
Noun
decaphosphate (plural decaphosphates)
- (chemistry) A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO4)10] or [P10O40].
- (chemistry) A polyphosphate or oligophosphate containing a condensed chain of ten phosphate groups [P10O31]
- 1962, Erich Thilo, Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Volume 4, page 4:
- 1973, State of Washington Water Research Center, Analysis of Engineering Alternatives for Environmental Protection from Thermal Discharges, Volume 1, page 69:
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Derived terms
- cyclo-decaphosphate