HYPOPHOSPHITE
\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊfˈɒsfa͡ɪt], \hˌaɪpəʊfˈɒsfaɪt], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_f_ˈɒ_s_f_aɪ_t]\
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h[=i]-po-fos'f[=i]t, n. (chem.) a salt obtained by the union of hypophosphorous acid with a salifiable base--also HYPOPHOS'PHATE.--adjs. HYPOPHOSPHOR'IC, HYPOPHOS'PHOROUS, containing less oxygen than phosphorous acid contains.
By Thomas Davidson
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
