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hypophosphorous acid

noun

  1. a colorless or yellowish, water-soluble, liquid, monobasic acid, H 3 PO 2 , having a sour odor, and used as a reducing agent.


hypophosphorous acid

/ ˌhaɪpəˈfɒsfərəs /

noun

  1. a colourless or yellowish oily liquid or white deliquescent solid: a monobasic acid and a reducing agent. Formula: H 3 PO 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypophosphorous acid1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

The metal can be reduced by magnesium, zinc, cadmium, iron, tin, copper and substances like hypophosphorous acid from acid solutions or from alkaline ones by formaldehyde.

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