a salt of hypophosphorous acid containing the monovalent negative radical H2PO2
2.
an uncharged ester of this acid
hypophosphite in American English
(ˌhaipəˈfɑsfait)
noun
a salt of hypophosphorous acid, as sodium hypophosphite, NaH2PO2
Word origin
[1810–20; hypo- + phosphite]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, duplex, technique, unitary, zombiehypo- is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “under” (hypostasis). On this model, hypo- isused, especially as opposed to hyper-, in the formation of compound words (hypothyroid). Other words that use the affix hypo- include: hypocaust, hypochondria, hypodermis, hypopituitarism, hypostasis
Examples of 'hypophosphite' in a sentence
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Some bacteria can use inorganic phosphite and hypophosphite as sources of inorganic phosphorus.
Claudine Bisson, Nathan B. P. Adams, Ben Stevenson, Amanda A. Brindley, Despo Polyviou,Thomas S. Bibby, Patrick J. Baker, C. Neil Hunter, Andrew Hitchcock 2017, 'The molecular basis of phosphite and hypophosphite recognition by ABC-transporters',Nature Communicationshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41467-017-01226-8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nickel chloride and sodium hypophosphite were used as the metal and reducing agent, respectively.
Galip Akay, Burak Calkan 2015, 'Preparation of Nanostructured Microporous Metal Foams through Flow Induced ElectrolessDeposition', Journal of Nanomaterialshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/275705. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)