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po·lyphos·phate
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polyphosphatenoun
a salt or ester of polyphosphoric acid
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polyphosphatenoun
any of a class of inorganic polymers containing linked phosphate groups; the low molecular weight polymers, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, are used in water softening and as food additives
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Polyphosphate
Polyphosphates are salts or esters of polymeric oxyanions formed from tetrahedral PO4 (phosphate) structural units linked together by sharing oxygen atoms. Polyphosphates can adopt linear or a cyclic ring structures. In biology, the polyphosphate esters ADP and ATP are involved in energy storage. A variety of polyphosphates find application in mineral sequestration in municipal waters, generally being present at 1 to 5 ppm. GTP, CTP, and UTP are also nucleotides important in the protein synthesis, lipid synthesis, and carbohydrate metabolism, respectively. Polyphosphates are also used as food additives, marked E452.
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polyphosphate
Polyphosphate is a type of salt or ester derived from polymeric oxyanions (molecules with negatively charged chemical groups) of phosphorus. The structure of a polyphosphate includes multiple phosphate units, each of which consists of one phosphorus atom connected to four oxygen atoms. The simplest polyphosphates include pyrophosphate and triphosphate. They are used in a variety of applications including food, water treatment, and biochemistry.
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Polyphosphate
Triphosphates are salts or esters of polymeric oxyanions formed from tetrahedral PO4 structural units linked together by sharing oxygen atoms. When two corners are shared the polyphosphate may have a linear chain structure or a cyclic ring structure. In biology the polyphosphate esters AMP, ADP and ATP are involved in energy transfer. A variety of polyphosphates find application in mineral sequestration in municipal waters, generally being present at 1 to 5 pm. GTP, CTP, and UTP are also nucleotides important in the protein synthesis, lipid synthesis and carbohydrate metabolism, respectively.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of polyphosphate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of polyphosphate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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