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chlorophosphine

chlorophosphine noun: the chemical H₂ClP, or derivatives of this. It can be considered as phosphine with one hydrogen substituted by chlorine.

Noun

chlorophosphine (plural chlorophosphines)

  1. The chemical H₂ClP, or derivatives of this. It can be considered as phosphine with one hydrogen substituted by chlorine

Forms of chlorophosphine

pluralchlorophosphines

Origin of chlorophosphine

From chloro- + phosphine.

Questions about chlorophosphine

What does chlorophosphine mean?
Chlorophosphine means the chemical H₂ClP, or derivatives of this. It can be considered as phosphine with one hydrogen substituted by chlorine.
What part of speech is chlorophosphine?
Chlorophosphine is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorophosphine?
The plural of chlorophosphine is chlorophosphines.

Words near chlorophosphine in the dictionary

  1. chlorophoenicite
  2. chlorophonia
  3. chlorophonias
  4. chlorophosphate
  5. chlorophosphates
  6. chlorophosphine
  7. chlorophosphines
  8. chlorophosphite
  9. chlorophosphites
  10. chlorophototrophic
  11. chlorophototrophy

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