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dichlorophosphate

dichlorophosphate noun: the compound, functional group or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: PO₂Cl₂⁻ or -OPOCl₂.

Noun

dichlorophosphate (plural dichlorophosphates)

  1. The compound, functional group or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: PO₂Cl₂⁻ or -OPOCl₂

Forms of dichlorophosphate

pluraldichlorophosphates

Origin of dichlorophosphate

di- + chloro- + phosphate

Questions about dichlorophosphate

What does dichlorophosphate mean?
Dichlorophosphate means the compound, functional group or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: PO₂Cl₂⁻ or -OPOCl₂.
What part of speech is dichlorophosphate?
Dichlorophosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of dichlorophosphate?
The plural of dichlorophosphate is dichlorophosphates.

Words near dichlorophosphate in the dictionary

  1. dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
  2. dichlorophenoxyacetic acids
  3. dichlorophenyl
  4. dichlorophenylphosphine
  5. dichlorophenyls
  6. dichlorophosphate
  7. dichlorophosphates
  8. dichloroquinolinolate
  9. dichloroquinolinolates
  10. dichlorosilane
  11. dichlorosilanes

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