hypophosphorous acid

English

Noun

hypophosphorous acid (plural hypophosphorous acids)

1. (chemistry) A pale yellow liquid, H₃PO₂, used as a reducing agent.

Related terms

• hypophosphite

Translations

a pale yellow liquid

• Icelandic: fosfórundirsýrlingur m
• Romanian: acid hipofosforos (ro) m
• Russian: фосфорнова́тистая кислота́ f (fosfornovátistaja kislotá), гипофо́сфористая кислота́ f (gipofósforistaja kislotá)

See also

• phosphorous acid
• phosphoric acid
• orthophosphorous acid