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chalcogenophosphate

chalcogenophosphate noun: the equivalent of a phosphate in which the oxygen atoms have been replaced by those of another chalcogen.

Noun

chalcogenophosphate (plural chalcogenophosphates)

  1. The equivalent of a phosphate in which the oxygen atoms have been replaced by those of another chalcogen.

Forms of chalcogenophosphate

pluralchalcogenophosphates

Origin of chalcogenophosphate

By surface analysis, chalcogen + -o- + phosphate.

Questions about chalcogenophosphate

What does chalcogenophosphate mean?
Chalcogenophosphate means the equivalent of a phosphate in which the oxygen atoms have been replaced by those of another chalcogen.
What part of speech is chalcogenophosphate?
Chalcogenophosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of chalcogenophosphate?
The plural of chalcogenophosphate is chalcogenophosphates.

Words near chalcogenophosphate in the dictionary

  1. chalcogenide glass
  2. chalcogenide glasses
  3. chalcogenides
  4. chalcogenol
  5. chalcogenols
  6. chalcogenophosphate
  7. chalcogenophosphates
  8. chalcogens
  9. chalcograph
  10. chalcographer
  11. chalcographers

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