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phosphonates

phosphonates is the plural of phosphonate.

phosphonates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of phosphonate.

Meaning of phosphonate

Noun

phosphonate (plural phosphonates)

  1. Any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity.

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Questions about phosphonates

What is phosphonates the plural of?
Phosphonates is the plural of phosphonate.

Words near phosphonates in the dictionary

  1. phosphonamidites
  2. phosphonatase
  3. phosphonatases
  4. phosphonate
  5. phosphonated
  6. phosphonates
  7. phosphonecrosis
  8. phosphoneoepitope
  9. phosphoneoepitopes
  10. phosphonic
  11. phosphonic acid

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