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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Derived from phosphine.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain acids analogous to the phosphonic acids, but containing two hydrocarbon radicals, and derived from the secondary phosphines by oxidation.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to phosphinic acid or its derivatives

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From phosphine

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