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ORTHOPHOSPHOROUS ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthophosphorous acid mean?
• ORTHOPHOSPHOROUS ACID (noun)
The noun ORTHOPHOSPHOROUS ACID has 1 sense:
1. a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
Familiarity information: ORTHOPHOSPHOROUS ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ORTHOPHOSPHOROUS ACID (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
hypophosphorous acid; orthophosphorous acid; phosphorous acid
Hypernyms ("orthophosphorous acid" is a kind of...):
oxyacid; oxygen acid (any acid that contains oxygen)
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