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phosphite definition

phos·phite (fäs′fīt′)

noun

  1. a salt of phosphorous acid containing the trivalent, negative radical PO
  2. an uncharged ester of this acid

Etymology: Fr: see phosph(o)- & -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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