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phosphine oxide

phosphine oxide noun: any compound having the general formula R₃P=O <=> R₃P⁺O⁻.

Noun

phosphine oxide (plural phosphine oxides)

  1. any compound having the general formula R₃P=O <=> R₃P⁺O⁻

Forms of phosphine oxide

pluralphosphine oxides

Questions about phosphine oxide

What does phosphine oxide mean?
Phosphine oxide means any compound having the general formula R₃P=O <=> R₃P⁺O⁻.
What part of speech is phosphine oxide?
Phosphine oxide is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphine oxide?
The plural of phosphine oxide is phosphine oxides.

Words near phosphine oxide in the dictionary

  1. phosphindolizine
  2. phosphindolizines
  3. phosphine
  4. phosphine imide
  5. phosphine imides
  6. phosphine oxide
  7. phosphine oxides
  8. phosphine sulfide
  9. phosphine sulfides
  10. phosphines
  11. phosphinic

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