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hydroxyphosphonate

hydroxyphosphonate noun: any hydroxy derivative of a phosphonate, especially an α-hydroxyphosphonate such as metrifonate.

Noun

hydroxyphosphonate (plural hydroxyphosphonates)

  1. Any hydroxy derivative of a phosphonate, especially an α-hydroxyphosphonate such as metrifonate

Forms of hydroxyphosphonate

pluralhydroxyphosphonates

Questions about hydroxyphosphonate

What does hydroxyphosphonate mean?
Hydroxyphosphonate means any hydroxy derivative of a phosphonate, especially an α-hydroxyphosphonate such as metrifonate.
What part of speech is hydroxyphosphonate?
Hydroxyphosphonate is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxyphosphonate?
The plural of hydroxyphosphonate is hydroxyphosphonates.

Words near hydroxyphosphonate in the dictionary

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

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