Dichlorophosphate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The compound, functional group or anion derived from phosphate with two oxygen atoms substituted by two chlorine atoms and one sulfur atom: PO₂Cl₂⁻ or -OPOCl₂

Etymology

di- + chloro- + phosphate

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