Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word PHOSPHOROUS
PHOSPHOROUS
Definitions of PHOSPHOROUS
- Resembling phosphorus.
- (proscribed) Misspelling of phosphorus.
- (chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
- (chemistry) Of relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus.
Number of letters
11
Is palindrome
No
Examples of Using PHOSPHOROUS in a Sentence
- When phosphorous acid is treated with a cold solution of mercuric chloride, a white precipitate of mercurous chloride forms:.
- It will catalytically oxidize hypophosphorous acid to phosphorous acid at room temperature, and it gives off hydrogen gas when subjected to heat.
- Anhydrous acid cannot be obtained by simple evaporation of the water, as the acid readily oxidises to phosphorous acid and phosphoric acid and also disproportionates to phosphorous acid and phosphine.
- Isohypophosphoric acid is a structural isomer of hypophosphoric acid in which one phosphorus has a hydrogen directedly bonded to it and that phosphorus atom is linked to the other one by an oxygen bridge to give a phosphorous acid/phosphoric acid mixed anhydride.
- Aminophosphonates are often prepared by hydrophosphonylation, usually the condensation of imines and phosphorous acid.
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