fluorophosphate

[ floo r-oh-fos-feyt, flawr-, flohr- ]
/ ˌflʊər oʊˈfɒs feɪt, ˌflɔr-, ˌfloʊr- /

noun Chemistry.

a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.

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Also fluophosphate.

Origin of fluorophosphate

fluoro- + phosphate

Words nearby fluorophosphate

fluorochrome, fluorography, fluorometer, fluorometry, fluorophore, fluorophosphate, fluorophosphoric acid, fluorophotometry, fluoroplastic, fluoroscope, fluoroscopic
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