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Noun: hypophosphorous acid  ,hI-pu'fós-fu-rus 'a-sid
  1. A clear or yellow monobasic acid (H₃PO₂)
    "Hypophosphorous acid is used as a reducing agent in chemical synthesis";
    - phosphorous acid, orthophosphorous acid

Derived forms: hypophosphorous acids

Type of: oxyacid, oxygen acid

Encyclopedia: Hypophosphorous acid