Etymology

hypophosphite

H4Y4P3O1P3H4O1S1P3H4I1T1E1

Today it means: Any salt of hypophosphorous acid. Full definition →

English phosphite ← Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *upó
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishphosphite
  6. English todayhypophosphite

From hypo- + phosphite.

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