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peroxophosphate

peroxophosphate noun: the anion PO₅³⁻, derived from peroxophosphoric acid, which is a powerful oxidizing agent.

Noun

peroxophosphate (plural peroxophosphates)

  1. The anion PO₅³⁻, derived from peroxophosphoric acid, which is a powerful oxidizing agent.

Forms of peroxophosphate

pluralperoxophosphates

Origin of peroxophosphate

From peroxophosphoric acid + -ate (“derivative”).

Questions about peroxophosphate

What does peroxophosphate mean?
Peroxophosphate means the anion PO₅³⁻, derived from peroxophosphoric acid, which is a powerful oxidizing agent.
What part of speech is peroxophosphate?
Peroxophosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of peroxophosphate?
The plural of peroxophosphate is peroxophosphates.

Words near peroxophosphate in the dictionary

  1. peroxomonosulfates
  2. peroxone
  3. peroxonitrile
  4. peroxonitrite
  5. peroxonitrites
  6. peroxophosphate
  7. peroxophosphates
  8. peroxophosphoric acid
  9. peroxovanadate
  10. peroxovanadates
  11. peroxy

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