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phosphaalkene

phosphaalkene noun: an organophosphorus compound with a double bond between carbon and phosphorus (R₂C=PR).

Noun

phosphaalkene (plural phosphaalkenes)

  1. an organophosphorus compound with a double bond between carbon and phosphorus (R₂C=PR)

Forms of phosphaalkene

pluralphosphaalkenes

Origin of phosphaalkene

From phospha- + alkene.

Questions about phosphaalkene

What does phosphaalkene mean?
Phosphaalkene means an organophosphorus compound with a double bond between carbon and phosphorus (R₂C=PR).
What part of speech is phosphaalkene?
Phosphaalkene is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphaalkene?
The plural of phosphaalkene is phosphaalkenes.

Words near phosphaalkene in the dictionary

  1. phosmet
  2. phosph-
  3. phospha-
  4. phosphaadamantane
  5. phosphaadamantanes
  6. phosphaalkene
  7. phosphaalkenes
  8. phosphaalkyne
  9. phosphaalkynes
  10. phosphacyclic
  11. phosphagen

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