Definition of Hipophosphorous
Hy`po*phos"phor*ous (?), a. [Pref.
hypo- + phosphorous.] (Chem.) Pertaining
to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in
phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous acid.
Hypophosphorous acid (Chem.) , an
acid, H3PO2, whose salts are produced by the
action of barium hygrate on phosphorus. It may be obtained from its
water solution, by exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline
substance. It is a powerful reducing agent.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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