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phosphorane

phosphorane noun: the hydride of phosphorus PH₅ and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.

Noun

phosphorane (plural phosphoranes)

  1. the hydride of phosphorus PH₅ and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives

Forms of phosphorane

pluralphosphoranes

Origin of phosphorane

From phosphor + -ane.

Words formed from phosphorane

Questions about phosphorane

What does phosphorane mean?
Phosphorane means the hydride of phosphorus PH₅ and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.
What part of speech is phosphorane?
Phosphorane is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorane?
The plural of phosphorane is phosphoranes.

Words near phosphorane in the dictionary

  1. phosphoramides
  2. phosphoramidic
  3. phosphoramidite
  4. phosphoramidites
  5. phosphoramidon
  6. phosphorane
  7. phosphoranes
  8. phosphoranyl
  9. phosphoranyls
  10. phosphorate
  11. phosphorated

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