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fluorophosphate

fluorophosphate noun: the anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion.

Noun

fluorophosphate (plural fluorophosphates)

  1. The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
  2. The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group

Forms of fluorophosphate

pluralfluorophosphates

Origin of fluorophosphate

From fluoro- + phosphate.

Words formed from fluorophosphate

Questions about fluorophosphate

What does fluorophosphate mean?
Fluorophosphate means the anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion.
What part of speech is fluorophosphate?
Fluorophosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of fluorophosphate?
The plural of fluorophosphate is fluorophosphates.

Words near fluorophosphate in the dictionary

  1. fluorophore
  2. fluorophores
  3. fluorophoric
  4. fluorophors
  5. fluorophosphanate
  6. fluorophosphate
  7. fluorophosphates
  8. fluorophosphonate
  9. fluorophosphonates
  10. fluorophotometer
  11. fluorophotometers

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