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oxaphosphole

oxaphosphole noun: the unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.

Noun

oxaphosphole (plural oxaphospholes)

  1. The unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.

Forms of oxaphosphole

pluraloxaphospholes

Origin of oxaphosphole

From oxa- + phosphole.

Questions about oxaphosphole

What does oxaphosphole mean?
Oxaphosphole means the unsaturated five-membered heterocycle having three carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds.
What part of speech is oxaphosphole?
Oxaphosphole is a noun.
What is the plural of oxaphosphole?
The plural of oxaphosphole is oxaphospholes.

Words near oxaphosphole in the dictionary

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

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