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Definition: P2H4O6
Hypophosphoric
\Hy`po*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- +
phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in
a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as,
hypophosphoric acid.
[1913 Webster]
Hypophosphoric acid (Chem.), an acid,
P2H4O6, produced by
the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only
as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation
product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of
phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration.
[1913 Webster]