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SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium pyrophosphate mean?
• SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (noun)
The noun SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE has 1 sense:
1. a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents
Familiarity information: SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
sodium pyrophosphate; tetrasodium pyrophosphate
Hypernyms ("sodium pyrophosphate" is a kind of...):
builder; detergent builder (a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action)
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