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phosphino

phosphino noun: the chemical radical or group containing two hydrogen and one phosphorus atoms -PH₂.

Noun

phosphino (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds, often) The chemical radical or group containing two hydrogen and one phosphorus atoms -PH₂

Origin of phosphino

From phosphine + -o.

Questions about phosphino

What does phosphino mean?
Phosphino means the chemical radical or group containing two hydrogen and one phosphorus atoms -PH₂.
What part of speech is phosphino?
Phosphino is a noun.

Words near phosphino in the dictionary

  1. phosphinimides
  2. phosphinine
  3. phosphinines
  4. phosphinite
  5. phosphinites
  6. phosphino
  7. phosphinoline
  8. phosphinolines
  9. phosphinolizine
  10. phosphinolizines
  11. phosphinothricin

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