English

hypophosphite

From hypo- + phosphite.

A compound of hypo- + phosphite

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Today it means

noun Any salt of hypophosphorous acid.

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