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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.
  • noun A pentavalent ion, P3O105−, used as a ligand and chelating agent.

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  • noun chemistry Any salt or ester containing three phosphate groups.
  • noun chemistry Any salt or ester of triphosphoric acid.

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