Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diphosphite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: diphos-phite
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anion with the formula P₂O₅⁴⁻, or salt containing this.

noun

A chemical containing two phosphite groups.

Etymology

From di- + phosphite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di

Inflected Forms

diphosphites (plural)

Questions

What does diphosphite mean?: An anion with the formula P₂O₅⁴⁻, or salt containing this.
Where does diphosphite come from?: From di- + phosphite.

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