adjective
- of, relating to, or containing phosphorus in a compound with hydrogen and organic groups, especially in phosphinic acid or its derivatives
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Phosphinic acid is used in various industrial applications.
- The phosphinic compound showed promising results in the laboratory study.
- Researchers synthesized a new phosphinic derivative for the experiment.
- Phosphinic oxides are important intermediates in organic synthesis.