phosphite

noun

Meaning

Any salt or ester of phosphorous acid
The anion PO33-, or the trivalent radical PO3

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

dibasic(English)esters(English)phosphate(English)hypophosphite(English)phosphonate(English)pyrophosphate(English)phosphonopyruvate(English)phosphotungstate(English)fungicide(English)dieback(English)ester(English)alkyl(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data

phosphite — meaning and etymology | WikiWord