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hypophosphite

hy·po·phos·phite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-puh-fos-fahyt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pəˈfɒs faɪt/
    • /hˌaɪpəʊfˈɒsfaɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-puh-fos-fahyt]
    • /ˌhaɪ pəˈfɒs faɪt/

Definitions of hypophosphite word

  • noun hypophosphite a salt of hypophosphorous acid, as sodium hypophosphite, NaH 2 PO 2 . 1
  • noun hypophosphite (chemistry) any salt of hypophosphorous acid. 1
  • noun hypophosphite any salt of hypophosphorous acid 0
  • noun hypophosphite a salt of hypophosphorous acid containing the monovalent negative radical H2PO2 0
  • noun hypophosphite an uncharged ester of this acid 0

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Origin of hypophosphite

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; hypo- + phosphite

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Parts of speech for Hypophosphite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hypophosphite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hypophosphite usage trend in Literature

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