phosphorous acid

phos·pho·rous ac·id

P p

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fos-fer-uh s, fos-fawr-uh s, -fohr- as-id]
- /ˈfɒs fər əs, fɒsˈfɔr əs, -ˈfoʊr- ˈæs ɪd/
- /fɒsˈfɒr.ɪk ˈæsɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fos-fer-uh s, fos-fawr-uh s, -fohr- as-id]
- /ˈfɒs fər əs, fɒsˈfɔr əs, -ˈfoʊr- ˈæs ɪd/

Definitions of phosphorous acid words

noun phosphorous acid a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble acid of phosphorus, H 3 PO 3 , from which phosphites are derived. 1
noun phosphorous acid a white or yellowish hygroscopic crystalline dibasic acid. Formula: H3PO3 0
noun phosphorous acid any oxyacid of phosphorus containing less oxygen than the corresponding phosphoric acid 0
noun phosphorous acid a white or yellowish, crystalline acid, H3PO3, that absorbs oxygen readily: used as a chemical reducing agent and as an analytical reagent 0

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95

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