phosphinine

P3H4O1S1P3H4I1N1I1N1E1

noun

Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅P.

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phosphabenzenephosphorine
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Meanings

nounphosphinine (countable and uncountable, plural phosphinines)

plural phosphinines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅P.

    Synonyms: phosphabenzene, phosphorine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅P.

Similar
phosphabenzenephosphorine
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