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hexaphosphorus

hexaphosphorus noun: six atoms of phosphorus in a compound.

Noun

hexaphosphorus (uncountable)

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

Origin of hexaphosphorus

From hexa- + phosphorus.

Questions about hexaphosphorus

What does hexaphosphorus mean?
Hexaphosphorus means six atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
What part of speech is hexaphosphorus?
Hexaphosphorus is a noun.

Words near hexaphosphorus in the dictionary

  1. hexaphenylbenzene
  2. hexaphenylbenzenes
  3. hexaphonic
  4. hexaphosphate
  5. hexaphosphates
  6. hexaphosphorus
  7. hexaphosphorylated
  8. hexaphyllous
  9. hexaphyrin
  10. hexapla
  11. Hexaplar

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