Meaning of decaphosphate | Babel Free
Definitions
- A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].
- A polyphosphate or oligophosphate containing a condensed chain of ten phosphate groups
Examples
“the believed they had obtained in a crystalline form the compounds which we now know as ... decaphosphate, Na₁₂P₁₀O₃₁”
“Examples of the polyphosphates are sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium decaphosphate”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.