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hypophosphate

hy·po·phos·phate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-puh-fos-feyt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pəˈfɒs feɪt/
    • /hˌaɪpəʊfˈɒsfeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-puh-fos-feyt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pəˈfɒs feɪt/

Definitions of hypophosphate word

  • noun hypophosphate a salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid. 1
  • noun hypophosphate (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of phosphorus P2O64- derived from hypophosphoric acid; any salt containing this anion. 1
  • noun hypophosphate any salt or ester of hypophosphoric acid 0
  • noun hypophosphate a salt of hypophosphoric acid containing any of several negative radicals, monovalent HP2O6, divalent H2P2O6, trivalent H3P2O6, or tetravalent P2O6 0
  • noun hypophosphate an uncharged ester of this acid 0
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Origin of hypophosphate

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; hypophosphor(ic acid) + -ate2

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Parts of speech for Hypophosphate

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hypophosphate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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