diphosphirane

D2I1P3H4O1S1P3H4I1R1A1N1E1

noun

A saturated three-membered heterocycle containing one carbon atom and two phosphorus atoms

Scrabble 24

Meanings

noundiphosphirane (countable and uncountable, plural diphosphiranes)

plural diphosphiranes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA saturated three-membered heterocycle containing one carbon atom and two phosphorus atoms
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