phosphite

phos·phite

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fos-fahyt]
- /ˈfɒs faɪt/
- /ˈfɒ.sfaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fos-fahyt]
- /ˈfɒs faɪt/

Definitions of phosphite word

noun phosphite (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid. 1
noun phosphite any salt or ester of phosphorous acid 0
noun phosphite a salt of phosphorous acid containing the trivalent, negative radical PO3 0
noun phosphite an uncharged ester of this acid 0

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Origin of phosphite

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800; phosph- + -ite1

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Parts of speech for Phosphite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Phosphite

phosphite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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