trimetaphosphate

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English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ metaphosphate.

Noun

trimetaphosphate (plural trimetaphosphates)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) A cyclic phosphate P3O93-
    • 2015 November 7, “A Faster Triphosphorylation Ribozyme”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      This suggested that a second molecule of trimetaphosphate binds to the ribozyme and/or the first trimetaphosphate molecule and increases the reaction rate.