phosphite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of phosphite
Example Sentences
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On this sheet, a scientist calculated that the conversion of the chemical compound phosphite to phosphate would release enough energy to produce the cell's energy carrier -- the ATP molecule.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023
The Konstanz biologists led by Bernhard Schink placed this bacterium in an environment in which it had only phosphite as a food source.
From Science Daily • Nov. 10, 2023
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
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
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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