Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypophosphite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pophos-phite
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt of hypophosphorous acid.

Example Sentences

"The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English phosphite English hypophosphite From hypo- + phosphite.

Inflected Forms

hypophosphites (plural)

Questions

What does hypophosphite mean?: Any salt of hypophosphorous acid.
Where does hypophosphite come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English phosphite English hypophosphite From hypo- + phosphite.

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