Phosphonate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

1

Any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid; many of its derivatives have important biological activity.

Verb

1

To react with a phosphonic acid derivative

See Also

salt hydroxyphosphonate biphosphonate phosphonates methylene diphosphonate polyphosphonate biological phosphonic acid

Related Terms

salt hydroxyphosphonate biphosphonate phosphonates methylene diphosphonate polyphosphonate biological phosphonic acid phosphonylation fluorophosphonate allenylphosphonate phosphonodithioate derivative lipophosphonoxin diphosphonate organophosphonate ketophosphonate aminophosphonate acylphosphonate ester

Rhyming Words

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