English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

any salt or ester of phosphorous acid
the anion PO₃³⁻, or the trivalent radical PO₃

Pronunciation

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Word forms

phosphite phosphites

Etymology

From phosphorous + -ite.

Derived words

chlorophosphite diphosphite hypophosphite orthophosphite phosphite ester

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