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difluorophosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-flu-o-rophos-phate
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The compound or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by fluorine: PO₂F₂⁻

Etymology

di- + fluoro- + phosphate

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

difluorophosphates (plural)

Questions

What does difluorophosphate mean?
The compound or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by fluorine: PO₂F₂⁻
Where does difluorophosphate come from?
di- + fluoro- + phosphate

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