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decaphosphorus

decaphosphorus noun: ten atoms of phosphorus in a compound.

Noun

decaphosphorus (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) ten atoms of phosphorus in a compound

Origin of decaphosphorus

From deca- + phosphorus.

Questions about decaphosphorus

What does decaphosphorus mean?
Decaphosphorus means ten atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
What part of speech is decaphosphorus?
Decaphosphorus is a noun.

Words near decaphosphorus in the dictionary

  1. decapeptides
  2. decapetalous
  3. decaphobia
  4. decaphosphate
  5. decaphosphates
  6. decaphosphorus
  7. decaphyllous
  8. decapicone
  9. decapicones
  10. decapitable
  11. decapitalisation

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