decaphosphate

English

Etymology

From deca- +‎ phosphate.

Noun

decaphosphate (plural decaphosphates)

1. (chemistry) A substance containing ten phosphate groups [(PO₄)₁₀] or [P₁₀O₄₀].
2. (chemistry) A polyphosphate or oligophosphate containing a condensed chain of ten phosphate groups [P₁₀O₃₁]
   • 1962, Erich Thilo, “Condensed Phosphates and Arsenates”, in Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Volume 4‎^[1], page 4:

     the believed they had obtained in a crystalline form the compounds which we now know as ... decaphosphate, Na₁₂P₁₀O₃₁

   • 1973, State of Washington Water Research Center, Analysis of Engineering Alternatives for Environmental Protection from Thermal Discharges, Volume 1‎^[2], page 69:

     Examples of the polyphosphates are sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium decaphosphate

Derived terms

• cyclo-decaphosphate