phosphinane

P3H4O1S1P3H4I1N1A1N1E1

noun

A saturated six-membered heterocycle containing five carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounphosphinane (countable and uncountable, plural phosphinanes)

plural phosphinanes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA saturated six-membered heterocycle containing five carbon atoms and one phosphorus atom
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