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chlorophosphite

chlorophosphite noun: the anion PO₂Cl²⁻.

Noun

chlorophosphite (plural chlorophosphites)

  1. The anion PO₂Cl²⁻
  2. Any compound containing the -O-PCl-O- radical

Forms of chlorophosphite

pluralchlorophosphites

Origin of chlorophosphite

From chloro- + phosphite.

Questions about chlorophosphite

What does chlorophosphite mean?
Chlorophosphite means the anion PO₂Cl²⁻.
What part of speech is chlorophosphite?
Chlorophosphite is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorophosphite?
The plural of chlorophosphite is chlorophosphites.

Words near chlorophosphite in the dictionary

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

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