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phosphonic

phosphonic adjective: of or pertaining to phosphonic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

phosphonic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to phosphonic acid or its derivatives.

Origin of phosphonic

From phosphorus, by analogy with sulfonic.

Words formed from phosphonic

Phrases with phosphonic

Questions about phosphonic

What does phosphonic mean?
Phosphonic means of or pertaining to phosphonic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is phosphonic?
Phosphonic is an adjective.

Words near phosphonic in the dictionary

  1. phosphonated
  2. phosphonates
  3. phosphonecrosis
  4. phosphoneoepitope
  5. phosphoneoepitopes
  6. phosphonic
  7. phosphonic acid
  8. phosphonic acids
  9. phosphonite
  10. phosphonites
  11. phosphonitrile

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