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triphosphate

(genetic biology)

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  • Grammar: noun
    plural:
    triphosphates
  • Definition: a salt or an ester containing three phosphate groups
  • Example:
    The energy lost in an electron transport chain is used to make adenosine triphosphate (ATP).


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