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phosphinine

phosphinine noun: any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅P.

Noun

phosphinine (countable and uncountable, plural phosphinines)

  1. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅P.
    Synonyms:
    phosphabenzene, phosphorine

Synonyms of phosphinine

Forms of phosphinine

pluralphosphinines

Questions about phosphinine

What does phosphinine mean?
Phosphinine means any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms and a phosphorus atom; especially the simplest one, C₅H₅P.
What part of speech is phosphinine?
Phosphinine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphinine?
The plural of phosphinine is phosphinines.

Words near phosphinine in the dictionary

  1. phosphinic acids
  2. phosphinidene
  3. phosphinidenes
  4. phosphinimide
  5. phosphinimides
  6. phosphinine
  7. phosphinines
  8. phosphinite
  9. phosphinites
  10. phosphino
  11. phosphinoline

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