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Noun: phosphorous acid  'fós-fu-rus 'a-sid
  1. A clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
    - hypophosphorous acid, orthophosphorous acid

Derived forms: phosphorous acids

Type of: oxyacid, oxygen acid

Encyclopedia: Phosphorous acid