hypophosphite C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈfɑːs.faɪt/ UK /ˌhaɪ.pəʊˈfɒs.faɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun Any salt of hypophosphorous acid The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined. Thesaurus Word family Forms hypophosphites Etymology From hypo- + phosphite. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hypophosphite **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌhaɪ.poʊˈfɑːs.faɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhaɪ.pəʊˈfɒs.faɪt/ ## Meanings 1. Any salt of hypophosphorous acid ## Examples - The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined. ## Etymology From hypo- + phosphite. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown