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hypophosphorous acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pophos-pho-rous acid
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pale yellow liquid, H₃PO₂, used as a reducing agent.

Inflected Forms

hypophosphorous acids (plural)

Phrases

phosphorous acid phosphoric acid orthophosphorous acid

Frequently Paired Words

hypophosphite phosphorous acid phosphoric acid orthophosphorous acid

Synonyms

phosphorous acid orthophosphorous acid

Questions

What does hypophosphorous acid mean?
A pale yellow liquid, H₃PO₂, used as a reducing agent.

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