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hydroxyphosphate

hydroxyphosphate noun: any of three anions formed by replacing one, two or three oxygen atoms of a phosphate ion by a hydroxyl group; any salt containing such an anion.

Noun

hydroxyphosphate (plural hydroxyphosphates)

  1. Any of three anions formed by replacing one, two or three oxygen atoms of a phosphate ion by a hydroxyl group; any salt containing such an anion
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Forms of hydroxyphosphate

pluralhydroxyphosphates

Questions about hydroxyphosphate

What does hydroxyphosphate mean?
Hydroxyphosphate means any of three anions formed by replacing one, two or three oxygen atoms of a phosphate ion by a hydroxyl group; any salt containing such an anion.
What part of speech is hydroxyphosphate?
Hydroxyphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyphosphate?
The plural of hydroxyphosphate is hydroxyphosphates.

Words near hydroxyphosphate in the dictionary

  1. hydroxyphenylpyruvate
  2. hydroxyphenylpyruvates
  3. hydroxyphenyls
  4. hydroxypheophorbide
  5. hydroxypheophorbides
  6. hydroxyphosphate
  7. hydroxyphosphates
  8. hydroxyphosphonate
  9. hydroxyphosphonates
  10. hydroxypioglitazone
  11. hydroxypiperidine

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