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phosphonoformic acid

phosphonoformic acid noun: the compound PO(OH)₂-CO-OH known only as its salts.

Noun

phosphonoformic acid (uncountable)

  1. The compound PO(OH)₂-CO-OH known only as its salts

Questions about phosphonoformic acid

What does phosphonoformic acid mean?
Phosphonoformic acid means the compound PO(OH)₂-CO-OH known only as its salts.
What part of speech is phosphonoformic acid?
Phosphonoformic acid is a noun.

Words near phosphonoformic acid in the dictionary

  1. phosphonodiamidites
  2. phosphonodithioate
  3. phosphonodithioates
  4. phosphonoformate
  5. phosphonoformates
  6. phosphonoformic acid
  7. phosphonoglycerol
  8. phosphonoglycerols
  9. phosphonolipid
  10. phosphonolipids
  11. phosphonopentanoic

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