| ALPHATESTED | • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
| BISULPHATES | • bisulphates n. Plural of bisulphate. • BISULPHATE n. a salt containing double the proportion of the acid radical present in a sulphate, also BISULFATE. |
| DIPHOSPHATE | • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups. • diphosphate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate. • DIPHOSPHATE n. a phosphate containing two phosphate groups. |
| DISULPHATES | • disulphates n. Plural of disulphate. • DISULPHATE n. a pyrosulphate. |
| NONEMPHATIC | • nonemphatic adj. Not emphatic. • NONEMPHATIC adj. not emphatic. |
| PERSULPHATE | • persulphate n. Alternative spelling of persulfate. • PERSULPHATE n. that sulphate of a metal which contains the relatively greater quantity of oxygen or of the acid radical, also PERSULFATE. |
| PHOSPHATASE | • phosphatase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism… • PHOSPHATASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphate esters. |
| PHOSPHATIDE | • phosphatide n. (Chemistry) a phospholipid. • PHOSPHATIDE n. a phospholipid. |
| PHOSPHATING | • phosphating n. The application of a protective coating of phosphate to the surface of metals. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| PHOSPHATISE | • phosphatise v. Alternative form of phosphatize. • PHOSPHATISE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATIZE. |
| PHOSPHATIZE | • phosphatize v. To convert something into a phosphate. • phosphatize v. To treat something with phosphate or phosphoric acid. • PHOSPHATIZE v. to phosphate, also PHOSPHATISE. |
| SULPHATASES | • sulphatases n. Plural of sulphatase. • SULPHATASE n. any of various esterases that accelerate the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters, also SULFATASE. |
| SULPHATIONS | • sulphations n. Plural of sulphation. • SULPHATION n. the act of forming a sulphate, also SULFATION. |