Definition
phosphite
noun
- a salt or ester of phosphorous acid
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- The chemist prepared a sodium phosphite solution for the experiment.
- Phosphite compounds are used in some flame retardants.
- The laboratory analyzed the phosphite content in the sample.
- Calcium phosphite can be formed by neutralizing phosphorous acid with calcium hydroxide.
- The researcher studied the properties of various metal phosphites.