Etymology

polyphosphonate

P3O1L1Y4P3H4O1S1P3H4O1N1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any polymer of one or more phosphonates Full definition →

English phosphonate ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishphosphonate
  6. English todaypolyphosphonate

From poly- + phosphonate.

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