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phosphonoacetic acid

phosphonoacetic acid noun: the compound (OH)₂P(=O)-CH₂COOH that inhibits the replication of herpesviruses.

Noun

phosphonoacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. The compound (OH)₂P(=O)-CH₂COOH that inhibits the replication of herpesviruses

Questions about phosphonoacetic acid

What does phosphonoacetic acid mean?
Phosphonoacetic acid means the compound (OH)₂P(=O)-CH₂COOH that inhibits the replication of herpesviruses.
What part of speech is phosphonoacetic acid?
Phosphonoacetic acid is a noun.

Words near phosphonoacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. phosphonium
  2. phosphoniums
  3. phosphonoacetate
  4. phosphonoacetates
  5. phosphonoacetic
  6. phosphonoacetic acid
  7. phosphonodiamidite
  8. phosphonodiamidites
  9. phosphonodithioate
  10. phosphonodithioates
  11. phosphonoformate

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