Phosphorus pentoxide

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.Nounthe compound, P2O5, formed by the spontaneous combustion of white phosphorus in air; it reacts violently with water to form phosphoric acid and is used as a powerful desiccating agent

Synonyms

peroxodiphosphate peroxodiphosphoric acid phosphine oxide hypophosphoric acid peroxophosphate diphosphite hypophosphate phosphite peroxophosphoric acid pyrophosphoric acid pentoxide phosphinate

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