adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   describing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-phosphorus bond not-comparable

Etymology

From organo- + phosphorus.

Related phrases

phosphine imidephosphine oxidephosphine sulfidephosphinic acidphosphinous acidphosphonic acidphosphonous acidphosphoric acidphosphorous acid

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