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phosphinines

phosphinines is the plural of phosphinine.

Meaning of phosphinine

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

Questions about phosphinines

What is phosphinines the plural of?
Phosphinines is the plural of phosphinine.

Words near phosphinines in the dictionary

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

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