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phosphite

American

[fos-fahyt] / ˈfɒs faɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

(loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.

phosphite British

/ ˈfɒsfaɪt /

noun

any salt or ester of phosphorous acid

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Etymology

Origin of phosphite

First recorded in 1790–1800; phosph- + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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Zhuqing Mao, a biology doctoral researcher from Konstanz, examined a sewage sludge sample and discovered a second microorganism that also gets its energy from phosphite.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

They produced a pure culture of this new bacterial strain, in which they were finally able to identify the key enzyme that triggers the oxidation of phosphite to phosphate.

From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023

The other method is the disproportionation of white phosphorus with hot concentrated base to produce phosphine and the hydrogen phosphite ion:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Phosphorous acid forms only two series of salts, which contain the dihydrogen phosphite ion, or the hydrogen phosphate ion, respectively.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

But in Oregon, Phytophthora ramorum has shown a response to phosphite applications only when they’ve been injected into the trunk, a time-consuming process.

From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2016

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