| Term Name: | phosphinic acid |
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| Synonyms: | [PH2(OH)O], [PH2O(OH)], dihydridodioxophosphoric acid, dihydridohydroxidooxidophosphorus, H2PO(OH), H3PO2, HPA, HPH2O2, hydrogen dihydridodioxophosphate(1-), hydrophosphorous acid, Hypophosphorous acid, Phosphinic acid |
| Definition: | A phosphorus oxoacid that consists of a single pentavalent phosphorus covalently bound via single bonds to two hydrogens and a hydroxy group and via a double bond to an oxygen. The parent of the class of phosphinic acids. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:29031] ( EBI ) |