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organophosphinate

organophosphinate noun: a class of organophosphorous compounds characterized by the functional group with a phosphorous ato double-bonded to oxygen and single-bonded to one organic substituent and two other groups.

Noun

organophosphinate (plural organophosphinates)

  1. A class of organophosphorous compounds characterized by the functional group with a phosphorous ato double-bonded to oxygen and single-bonded to one organic substituent and two other groups.

Forms of organophosphinate

pluralorganophosphinates

Questions about organophosphinate

What does organophosphinate mean?
Organophosphinate means a class of organophosphorous compounds characterized by the functional group with a phosphorous ato double-bonded to oxygen and single-bonded to one organic substituent and two other groups.
What part of speech is organophosphinate?
Organophosphinate is a noun.
What is the plural of organophosphinate?
The plural of organophosphinate is organophosphinates.

Words near organophosphinate in the dictionary

  1. organophosphatase
  2. organophosphatases
  3. organophosphate
  4. organophosphates
  5. organophosphatic
  6. organophosphinate
  7. organophosphinates
  8. organophosphine
  9. organophosphines
  10. organophosphite
  11. organophosphofluoridate

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