Meanings
nounhypophosphite (plural hypophosphites)
plural hypophosphites
- chemistryAny salt of hypophosphorous acid.
The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined.
1867, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Chemical Technology, page 696
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Englishphosphite
- Englishhypophosphite
Translations
Icelandic salt af fosfórundirsýrlingi
- salt af fosfórundirsýrlingitype of salt
Irish hipeafoisfít
- hipeafoisfíttype of salt
Swedish hypofosfit
- hypofosfittype of salt
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APA
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Chicago
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