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phosphonic acid

phosphonic acid noun: the acid HP(=O)(OH)₂, or any of its P-hydrocarbyl derivatives.

Noun

phosphonic acid (plural phosphonic acids)

  1. the acid HP(=O)(OH)₂, or any of its P-hydrocarbyl derivatives

Forms of phosphonic acid

pluralphosphonic acids

Words formed from phosphonic acid

Questions about phosphonic acid

What does phosphonic acid mean?
Phosphonic acid means the acid HP(=O)(OH)₂, or any of its P-hydrocarbyl derivatives.
What part of speech is phosphonic acid?
Phosphonic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphonic acid?
The plural of phosphonic acid is phosphonic acids.

Words near phosphonic acid in the dictionary

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

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