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adjectivecontaining or characteristic of phosphorus
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- base a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- phosphate a salt of phosphoric acid
- phosphate carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
- phospholipid any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
- pyrophosphate a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid
- triphosphoric acid an acid that is a partial anhydride of three molecules of phosphoric acid; known chiefly in the form of its salts and esters
- creatine phosphate an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction
- phosphoprotein containing chemically bound phosphoric acid
- sodium pyrophosphate a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid used as a builder in soaps and detergents
- phosphocreatine an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction