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dichlorothiophosphate

dichlorothiophosphate noun: the compound or anion derived from phosphate with three oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: POSCl₂⁻.

Noun

dichlorothiophosphate (plural dichlorothiophosphates)

  1. The compound or anion derived from phosphate with three oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: POSCl₂⁻

Forms of dichlorothiophosphate

pluraldichlorothiophosphates

Origin of dichlorothiophosphate

di- + chloro- + thio- + phosphate

Questions about dichlorothiophosphate

What does dichlorothiophosphate mean?
Dichlorothiophosphate means the compound or anion derived from phosphate with three oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: POSCl₂⁻.
What part of speech is dichlorothiophosphate?
Dichlorothiophosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of dichlorothiophosphate?
The plural of dichlorothiophosphate is dichlorothiophosphates.

Words near dichlorothiophosphate in the dictionary

  1. dichlorosilane
  2. dichlorosilanes
  3. dichlorosilylene
  4. dichlorosilylenes
  5. dichlorotetrafluoroethane
  6. dichlorothiophosphate
  7. dichlorotoluene
  8. dichlorotoluenes
  9. dichlorovinyl
  10. dichlorovinyls
  11. dichlorovos

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