Usually means: Reduces, contains phosphorus in oxidation state +1.
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  1. hypophosphorous: Collins English Dictionary
  2. hypophosphorous: Wordnik
  3. hypophosphorous: Wiktionary
  4. hypophosphorous: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. Hypophosphorous, hypophosphorous: Dictionary.com
  6. Hypophosphorous: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. hypophosphorous: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Hypophosphorous: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. hypophosphorous: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. hypophosphorous: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Hypophosphorous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hypophosphorous)

▸ adjective:  (chemistry) Of or pertaining to hypophosphorous acid or its derivatives

Similar:
phosphinic, orthophosphoric, phosphatidic, hypoiodous, polyphosphoric, sulphophosphorous, hyposulfurous, phosphoric, phosphoanhydridic, sulphophosphoric, more...

Opposite:
hyperphosphorous, hyperphosphoric

Phrases:
hypophosphorous acid, more...

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Similar:
phosphinic, orthophosphoric, phosphatidic, hypoiodous, polyphosphoric, sulphophosphorous, hyposulfurous, phosphoric, phosphoanhydridic, sulphophosphoric, more...

Opposite:
hyperphosphorous, hyperphosphoric

Phrases:
hypophosphorous acid, more...



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