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HYPOPHOSPHORIC
Etymology
Adjective
hypophosphoric (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to hypophosphoric acid or its derivatives.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`po*phos*phor"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphoric acid. Hypophosphoric acid (Chem.), an acid, P2H4O6, produced by the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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