Phosphorous Acid Definition

fŏsfər-əs, fŏs-fôrəs

noun

A white or yellowish, crystalline acid, H₃PO₃, that absorbs oxygen readily: used as a chemical reducing agent and as an analytical reagent.

Webster's New World

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orthophosphorous acid
hypophosphorous-acid

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