phosphole

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1L1E1

noun

The unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds; an analogue of pyrrole

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Meanings

nounphosphole (plural phospholes)

plural phospholes

  1. chemistryThe unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds; an analogue of pyrrole
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