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phosphonitrile

phosphonitrile noun: any of many polymeric compounds of general formula (X₂PN)ₙ where X is an electronegative group such as halogen or alkoxy.

Noun

phosphonitrile (plural phosphonitriles)

  1. any of many polymeric compounds of general formula (X₂PN)ₙ where X is an electronegative group such as halogen or alkoxy

Forms of phosphonitrile

pluralphosphonitriles

Origin of phosphonitrile

From phospho- + nitrile.

Words formed from phosphonitrile

Questions about phosphonitrile

What does phosphonitrile mean?
Phosphonitrile means any of many polymeric compounds of general formula (X₂PN)ₙ where X is an electronegative group such as halogen or alkoxy.
What part of speech is phosphonitrile?
Phosphonitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphonitrile?
The plural of phosphonitrile is phosphonitriles.

Words near phosphonitrile in the dictionary

  1. phosphonic
  2. phosphonic acid
  3. phosphonic acids
  4. phosphonite
  5. phosphonites
  6. phosphonitrile
  7. phosphonitriles
  8. phosphonitrilic
  9. phosphonium
  10. phosphoniums
  11. phosphonoacetate

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