English Explanatory Dictionary

organophosphorus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. describing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-phosphorus bond

Word forms

organophosphorus organophosphorous

Etymology

From organo- + phosphorus.

Related words

organophosphate phosphane phosphanylidene phosphatide phosphazene phosphine phosphine imide phosphine oxide phosphine sulfide phosphinic acid phosphinidene phosphinous acid phospholipid phosphonic acid phosphonitrile phosphonium phosphonous acid phosphoramide phosphorane phosphoric acid phosphorous acid phosphylene
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