oxaphosphole

O1X8A1P3H4O1S1P3H4O1L1E1

noun

The unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.

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Meanings

nounoxaphosphole (plural oxaphospholes)

plural oxaphospholes

  1. chemistryThe unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.

Origin

From oxa- + phosphole.

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