Term Name: | phosphonic acid |
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Synonyms: | (HO)2HPO, [PHO(OH)2], dihydrogen hydridotrioxophosphate(2-), H2PHO3, H3PO3, HPO(OH)2, hydridodihydroxidooxidophosphorus, hydridotrioxophosphoric(2-) acid, Phosphite, Phosphonate, Phosphonic acid, Phosphonsaeure |
Definition: | A phosphorus oxoacid that consists of a single pentavalent phosphorus covalently bound via single bonds to a single hydrogen and two hydroxy groups and via a double bond to an oxygen. The parent of the class of phosphonic acids. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:44976] ( EBI ) |