phosphorus ylide

noun

A molecule of phosphorus that contains both covalent and ionic bonds.

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Meanings

nounphosphorus ylide (plural phosphorus ylides)

plural phosphorus ylides

  1. A molecule of phosphorus that contains both covalent and ionic bonds.
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