English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphonate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity.
verb
  1. To react with a phosphonic acid derivative.

Word forms

phosphonate phosphonates phosphonating phosphonated

Etymology

From phosphonic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Derived words

acylphosphonate allenylphosphonate aminophosphonate biphosphonate bisphosphonate dihexylphosphonate diphosphonate fluorophosphonate glyphosate organophosphonate polyphosphonate tetraphosphonate
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