What does phosphonic acid mean?

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phosphonic acid

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

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the acid HP(=O)(OH)₂, or any of its P-hydrocarbyl derivatives

phosphonic acids (plural)

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What does phosphonic acid mean?: the acid HP(=O)(OH)₂, or any of its P-hydrocarbyl derivatives

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