Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypophosphate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pophos-phate
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The oxyanion of phosphorus P₂O₆⁴⁻ derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing this anion

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- French phosphateder. English phosphate English hypophosphate From hypo- + phosphate.

Inflected Forms

hypophosphates (plural)

Questions

What does hypophosphate mean?: The oxyanion of phosphorus P₂O₆⁴⁻ derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing this anion
Where does hypophosphate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- French phosphateder. English phosphate English hypophosphate From hypo- + phosphate.

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