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Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphoric acid.

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  1. a. Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphoric acid.
  2. Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphoric acid. 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.
  3. Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in alower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as,hypophosphoric acid. Hypophosphoric acid (Chem.), an acid, P2H4O6,produced by the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated onlyas a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation product ofone molecule of phosphoric acid with one of phosphorous acid, bypartial dehydration.