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tetraphosphorus

tetraphosphorus noun: four atoms of phosphorus in a compound.

Noun

tetraphosphorus (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) four atoms of phosphorus in a compound

Origin of tetraphosphorus

From tetra- + phosphorus.

Words formed from tetraphosphorus

Questions about tetraphosphorus

What does tetraphosphorus mean?
Tetraphosphorus means four atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
What part of speech is tetraphosphorus?
Tetraphosphorus is a noun.

Words near tetraphosphorus in the dictionary

  1. tetraphosphate
  2. tetraphosphates
  3. tetraphosphide
  4. tetraphosphides
  5. tetraphosphonate
  6. tetraphosphorus
  7. tetraphosphorus trisulfide
  8. tetraphosphorus trisulphide
  9. tetraphosphorylated
  10. tetraphthalate
  11. tetraphthalates

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