Term Name: | sodium diphosphate |
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Synonyms: | Diphosphoric acid, tetrasodium salt, Natrium pyrophosphat, Pyrophosphoric acid tetrasodium salt, sodium diphosphate, Sodium pyrophosphate, Tetrasodium pyrophosphate, TSPP |
Definition: | An inorganic sodium salt comprised of a diphosphate(4-) anion and four sodium(1+) cations. More commonly known as tetrasodium pyrophosphate, it finds much use in the food industry as an emulsifier and in dental hygiene as a calcium-chelating salt. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:71240] ( EBI ) |