Phosphite
[fos-fahyt] /ˈfɒs faɪt/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
(loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
/ˈfɒsfaɪt/
noun
1.
any salt or ester of phosphorous acid
phosphite phos·phite (fŏs’fīt’)
n.
A salt or ester of phosphorous acid.
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