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phosphite
[ fos-fahyt ]
/ ˈfɒs faɪt /
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noun Chemistry.
(loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
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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 phosphate (phosote or phosphote), phosphite (phosphotal), and valerianate (eosote) also find application.
British Dictionary definitions for phosphite
phosphite
/ (ˈfɒsfaɪt) /
noun
any salt or ester of phosphorous acid
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