also: ピロりんさんえん
noun
pyrophosphate
Technical term in chemistry; refers to a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid. Used in biochemistry, food additives, and industrial contexts.
ピロリン酸塩は食品添加物として使われることがある。
Pyrophosphates are sometimes used as food additives.
この反応ではピロリン酸塩が生成される。
Pyrophosphate is produced in this reaction.
Pyrophosphoric acid; the acid form from which pyrophosphate salts are derived.
Standard modern spelling using the simplified character 酸.
Older variant using the traditional character 燐 for phosphorus; rarely seen in contemporary texts.
From ピロ (pyro-, from Greek 'pyr' meaning fire, referring to high-temperature formation) + リン酸 (phosphoric acid) + 塩 (salt). The term reflects its chemical origin as a condensed phosphate.