potassium diphosphate

noun Chemistry.

See under potassium phosphate.

Nearby words

potassium chlorate, potassium chloride, potassium cobaltinitrite, potassium cyanide, potassium dichromate, potassium diphosphate, potassium feldspar, potassium ferricyanide, potassium ferrocyanide, potassium fluoride, potassium hydrogen tartrate

Also called monobasic potassium phosphate.

Definition for potassium diphosphate (2 of 2)

potassium phosphate

noun Chemistry.

any of the three orthophosphates of potassium (potassium monophosphate (K2HPO4), potassium diphosphate (KH2PO4), and tripotassium phosphate (K3PO4)).

Origin of potassium phosphate

First recorded in 1880–85

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