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NORMAL POTASSIUM PYROPHOSPHATE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
DEF

Colorless, water-soluble crystals used as an emulsifying agent.

OBS

Also used in synthetic rubber production, in tin plating, in dyeing.

Key term(s)
  • potassium pyrophosphate tetrabasic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Cristaux incolores, solubles dans l'eau, employés comme émulsifiant.

OBS

pyrophosphate tétrapotassique : Ce terme apparaît sous le numéro 787 dans le Lexique de la chimie alimentaire (RLFCH, 1980).

Spanish

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