phosphonopentanoic

adjective

Describing a compound in which a terminal hydrogen atom of pentanoic acid (or more frequently 2-amino-pentanoic acid) is replaced by a phosphonic acid

Scrabble 32

Meanings

adjectivephosphonopentanoic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryDescribing a compound in which a terminal hydrogen atom of pentanoic acid (or more frequently 2-amino-pentanoic acid) is replaced by a phosphonic acid
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