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difluorophosphate

difluorophosphate noun: the compound or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by fluorine: PO₂F₂⁻.

Noun

difluorophosphate (plural difluorophosphates)

  1. The compound or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by fluorine: PO₂F₂⁻

Forms of difluorophosphate

pluraldifluorophosphates

Origin of difluorophosphate

di- + fluoro- + phosphate

Questions about difluorophosphate

What does difluorophosphate mean?
Difluorophosphate means the compound or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by fluorine: PO₂F₂⁻.
What part of speech is difluorophosphate?
Difluorophosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of difluorophosphate?
The plural of difluorophosphate is difluorophosphates.

Words near difluorophosphate in the dictionary

  1. difluoromethyls
  2. difluoromonochloromethane
  3. difluorophenol
  4. difluorophenols
  5. difluorophenyl
  6. difluorophosphate
  7. difluorophosphato
  8. difluorophosphoric
  9. difluoropine
  10. difluorothiophosphate
  11. difluorotriphenylsilicate

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