difluorothiophosphate

noun

The compound or anion derived from phosphate with three oxygen atoms substituted by two fluorine atoms and one sulfur atom: POSF₂⁻

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Meanings

noundifluorothiophosphate (plural difluorothiophosphates)

plural difluorothiophosphates

  1. chemistryThe compound or anion derived from phosphate with three oxygen atoms substituted by two fluorine atoms and one sulfur atom: POSF₂⁻

Origin

di- + fluoro- + thio- + phosphate

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difluorothiophosphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/difluorothiophosphate

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