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Definition: HYPOPHOSPHOROUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous acid.[Websters]
2. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb hypophosphorously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(hypophosphorously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective hypophosphorous.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Hypophosphorous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Hypophosphorous \Hy`po*phos"phor*ous\, adjective. [Prefix hypo- phosphorous.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: HYPOPHOSPHOROUS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The hypophosphorous acid contains less oxygen than the phosphorous, and is obtained from the phosphuret of baryte. It is a liquid which may be concentrated by evaporation, till it becomes viscid. It has a very sour taste, reddens vegetable blues, and does not crystalize.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Adjective] Of or pertaining to hypophosphorous acid or its derivatives. (references)

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Common Expressions: HYPOPHOSPHOROUS

Expressions Definition
Hypophosphorous acid 1: (Chem.), an acid, H3PO2 , whose salts are produced by the action of barium hygrate on phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline substance. It is a powerful reducing agent. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
  2: A clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Topics by Level of Interest: HYPOPHOSPHOROUS

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Hypophosphorous acid 13     Hypophosphorous acid 13

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Computed Synonyms: hypophosphorous

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 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.0996   hypophosphorous     hypophosphoric         
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: HYPOPHOSPHOROUS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Deutsch unterphosphorig (hypophosphoric, hypophosphorous). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Français hypophosphoreux (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
French hypophosphoreux (hypophosphorous). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
German unterphosphorig (hypophosphoric, hypophosphorous). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 차아인산 (hypophosphorous acid). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 차아인산 (hypophosphorous acid). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
High German unterphosphorig (hypophosphoric, hypophosphorous). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch unterphosphorig (hypophosphoric, hypophosphorous). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 低燐だ (hypophosphoric, hypophosphorous). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 차아인산 (hypophosphorous acid). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak fosforný (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian fosforný (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish hipofosforoso (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, hypophosphorous. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: HYPOPHOSPHOROUS

Language Translations for “hypophosphorous” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag hyathagpathagophathagosphathagorathagous (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Athag, hypophosphorous. (volunteer)
Double Dutch hyagpagophagosphagoragous (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Double Dutch, hypophosphorous. (volunteer)
Leet #y|º()|º#()5|º#()2()(_)5 (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Leet, hypophosphorous. (volunteer)
Oppish hyoppopophoposphoporopous (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Oppish, hypophosphorous. (volunteer)
Pig Latin ypophosphoroushay (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Pig Latin, hypophosphorous. (volunteer)
Terran B hyorroysosr (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Terran B, hypophosphorous. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi hyubpubophubosphuborubous (hypophosphorous). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, hypophosphorous. (volunteer)
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