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phosphorus ylide

phosphorus ylide noun: a molecule of phosphorus that contains both covalent and ionic bonds.

Noun

phosphorus ylide (plural phosphorus ylides)

  1. A molecule of phosphorus that contains both covalent and ionic bonds.

Forms of phosphorus ylide

pluralphosphorus ylides

Questions about phosphorus ylide

What does phosphorus ylide mean?
Phosphorus ylide means a molecule of phosphorus that contains both covalent and ionic bonds.
What part of speech is phosphorus ylide?
Phosphorus ylide is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorus ylide?
The plural of phosphorus ylide is phosphorus ylides.

Words near phosphorus ylide in the dictionary

  1. phosphorus poisonings
  2. phosphorus sesquisulphide
  3. phosphorus steel
  4. phosphorus steels
  5. phosphorus trichloride
  6. phosphorus ylide
  7. phosphorus ylides
  8. phosphorus-31
  9. phosphoruses
  10. phosphoruslike
  11. phosphoryl

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