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phosphanylidene

phosphanylidene noun: any substituted phosphorus analogue of carbenes having general formula R-P.

Noun

phosphanylidene (plural phosphanylidenes)

  1. any substituted phosphorus analogue of carbenes having general formula R-P
    Synonyms:
    phosphinidene

Synonyms of phosphanylidene

Forms of phosphanylidene

pluralphosphanylidenes

Questions about phosphanylidene

What does phosphanylidene mean?
Phosphanylidene means any substituted phosphorus analogue of carbenes having general formula R-P.
What part of speech is phosphanylidene?
Phosphanylidene is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphanylidene?
The plural of phosphanylidene is phosphanylidenes.

Words near phosphanylidene in the dictionary

  1. phosphams
  2. phosphane
  3. phosphanes
  4. phosphanthridine
  5. phosphanthridines
  6. phosphanylidene
  7. phosphanylidenes
  8. phosphaporphyrin
  9. phosphaporphyrins
  10. phosphat
  11. phosphatase

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