phosphinic acid
noun
phos·phin·ic acid
(ˈ)fä¦sfinik-
: any of a series of monobasic organic acids RR′PO(OH) [as diphenyl-phosphinic acid (C6H5)2PO(OH)] obtainable from disubstituted phosphines by oxidation compare phosphonic acid
Word History
Etymology
phosphinic International Scientific Vocabulary phosphine + -ic