phosphite

[ fos-fahyt ]

/ ˈfɒs faɪt /

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noun Chemistry.

(loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.

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Origin of phosphite

First recorded in 1790–1800; phosph- + -ite¹

Words nearby phosphite

phosphatize, phosphaturia, phosphene, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite, phospho-, phosphocreatine, phospholipase, phospholipid, phospholipid bilayer

How to use phosphite in a sentence

The iron is the green, inorganic phosphite and the calcium the simple white phosphate of your early student days.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
The phosphate (phosote or phosphote), phosphite (phosphotal), and valerianate (eosote) also find application.
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British Dictionary definitions for phosphite

phosphite

/ (ˈfɒsfaɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of phosphorous acid

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