phosphinic acid

noun

phos·​phin·​ic acid

(ˈ)fä¦sfinik-

: any of a series of monobasic organic acids RR′PO(OH) [as diphenyl-phosphinic acid (C₆H₅)₂PO(OH)] obtainable from disubstituted phosphines by oxidation compare phosphonic acid

Word History

Etymology

phosphinic International Scientific Vocabulary phosphine + -ic

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