Hypophosphoric

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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.