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phosphorine

phosphorine noun: an analogue of pyridine in which the nitrogen atom is replaced by one of phosphorus.

Noun

phosphorine (plural phosphorines)

  1. An analogue of pyridine in which the nitrogen atom is replaced by one of phosphorus.

Forms of phosphorine

pluralphosphorines

Origin of phosphorine

From phosphor + -ine.

Words formed from phosphorine

Questions about phosphorine

What does phosphorine mean?
Phosphorine means an analogue of pyridine in which the nitrogen atom is replaced by one of phosphorus.
What part of speech is phosphorine?
Phosphorine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorine?
The plural of phosphorine is phosphorines.

Words near phosphorine in the dictionary

  1. phosphorimagers
  2. phosphorimagery
  3. phosphorimages
  4. phosphorimaging
  5. phosphorimetry
  6. phosphorine
  7. phosphorines
  8. phosphorise
  9. phosphorised
  10. phosphorises
  11. phosphorising

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