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oxaphosphine

oxaphosphine noun: the six-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.

Noun

oxaphosphine (plural oxaphosphines)

  1. The six-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds

Forms of oxaphosphine

pluraloxaphosphines

Origin of oxaphosphine

From oxa- + phosphine.

Questions about oxaphosphine

What does oxaphosphine mean?
Oxaphosphine means the six-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.
What part of speech is oxaphosphine?
Oxaphosphine is a noun.
What is the plural of oxaphosphine?
The plural of oxaphosphine is oxaphosphines.

Words near oxaphosphine in the dictionary

  1. oxanthrene
  2. oxanthrenes
  3. oxapentane
  4. oxapentanes
  5. oxaphenamide
  6. oxaphosphine
  7. oxaphosphines
  8. oxaphosphole
  9. oxaphospholes
  10. oxapium iodide
  11. oxaprotiline

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