TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tetrasodium pyrophosphate mean? 

• TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (noun)
  The noun TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (noun)

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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 ("tetrasodium pyrophosphate" is a kind of...):

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