SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sodium tripolyphosphate mean? 

• SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE (noun)
  The noun SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE has 1 sense:

1. a sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents

  Familiarity information: SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sodium salt of triphosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sodium tripolyphosphate" is a kind of...):

builder; detergent builder (a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action)