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phosphite

American  
[fos-fahyt] / ˈfɒs faɪt /

noun

Chemistry.
  1. (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.


phosphite British  
/ ˈfɒsfaɪt /

noun

  1. any salt or ester of phosphorous acid

"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

Etymology

Origin of phosphite

First recorded in 1790–1800; phosph- + -ite 1

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"This bacterium is an autotrophic organism, like a plant. It does, however, not need light like a plant, as it draws its energy from phosphite oxidation."

From Science Daily Nov. 10, 2023

Zhuqing Mao, a biology doctoral researcher from Konstanz, examined a sewage sludge sample and discovered a second microorganism that also gets its energy from phosphite.

From Science Daily Nov. 10, 2023

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

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 noticeable difference is because Riddle has elected to inject his trees with syringes filled with phosphite and phosphonate solutions.

From Washington Times Jun. 11, 2016

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