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phosphoramide

phosphoramide noun: any derivative of phosphoric acid in which each hydroxy group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; P(=O)(NR₂)₃.

Noun

phosphoramide (plural phosphoramides)

  1. any derivative of phosphoric acid in which each hydroxy group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; P(=O)(NR₂)₃

Forms of phosphoramide

pluralphosphoramides

Origin of phosphoramide

From phosphor + amide.

Words formed from phosphoramide

Questions about phosphoramide

What does phosphoramide mean?
Phosphoramide means any derivative of phosphoric acid in which each hydroxy group has been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; P(=O)(NR₂)₃.
What part of speech is phosphoramide?
Phosphoramide is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoramide?
The plural of phosphoramide is phosphoramides.

Words near phosphoramide in the dictionary

  1. phosphoramidases
  2. phosphoramidate
  3. phosphoramidates
  4. phosphoramidation
  5. phosphoramidations
  6. phosphoramide
  7. phosphoramides
  8. phosphoramidic
  9. phosphoramidite
  10. phosphoramidites
  11. phosphoramidon

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