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Definition 2026
organophosphorus
organophosphorus
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Adjective
organophosphorus
- (organic chemistry) describing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-phosphorus bond
See also
- organophosphate
- phosphane
- phosphanylidene
- phosphatide
- phosphazene
- phosphine
- phosphine imide
- phosphine oxide
- phosphine sulfide
- phosphinic acid
- phosphinidene
- phosphinous acid
- phospholipid
- phosphonic acid
- phosphonitrile
- phosphonium
- phosphonous acid
- phosphoramide
- phosphorane
- phosphoric acid
- phosphorous acid
- phosphylene