'Hypophosphoric' definitions:

Definition of 'Hypophosphoric'

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  • Hypophosphoric \Hy`po*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + phosphoric.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphoric acid. [1913 Webster]
  • Hypophosphoric acid (Chem.), an acid, P2H4O6, produced by the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration. [1913 Webster]

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