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bisphosphine

bisphosphine noun: two phosphine groups in a molecule.

Noun

bisphosphine (countable and uncountable, plural bisphosphines)

  1. (in-compounds) Two phosphine groups in a molecule
  2. A compound that has two phosphine groups
    • 1,2-phenylenebisphosphine

Forms of bisphosphine

pluralbisphosphines

Origin of bisphosphine

From bis- + phosphine.

Questions about bisphosphine

What does bisphosphine mean?
Bisphosphine means two phosphine groups in a molecule.
What part of speech is bisphosphine?
Bisphosphine is a noun.
What is the plural of bisphosphine?
The plural of bisphosphine is bisphosphines.

Words near bisphosphine in the dictionary

  1. bisphosphatase
  2. bisphosphatases
  3. bisphosphate
  4. bisphosphates
  5. bisphosphatidylglycerol
  6. bisphosphine
  7. bisphosphines
  8. bisphosphodimer
  9. bisphosphodimers
  10. bisphosphoglycerate
  11. bisphosphoglycerates

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