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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