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trioctylphosphine

trioctylphosphine noun: the organophosphine (C₈H₁₇)₃P.

Noun

trioctylphosphine (uncountable)

  1. The organophosphine (C₈H₁₇)₃P

Origin of trioctylphosphine

From tri- + octyl + phosphine.

Words formed from trioctylphosphine

  • trioctylphosphine oxide

Questions about trioctylphosphine

What does trioctylphosphine mean?
Trioctylphosphine means the organophosphine (C₈H₁₇)₃P.
What part of speech is trioctylphosphine?
Trioctylphosphine is a noun.

Words near trioctylphosphine in the dictionary

  1. trioctanoyl
  2. trioctile
  3. trioctiles
  4. trioctylamine
  5. trioctylammonium
  6. trioctylphosphine
  7. triocular
  8. trioculate
  9. triode
  10. triodes
  11. triodia

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