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Definition of Phosphites
1. phosphite [n] - See also: phosphite
Medical Definition of Phosphites
1. Inorganic salts or organic esters of phosphorous acid that contain the (3-)po3 radical. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphites
Literary usage of Phosphites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. System of Theoretical and Practical Chemistry by Friedrich Christian Accum (1808)
"PROPERTIES OF phosphites. phosphites detonate with ... METHODS OF OBTAINING
phosphites. Phosphite of potash, soda, ammonia, or lime, may be prepared by ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1871)
"Neutral phosphites oxidised by nitric acid, or by hydrochloric acid and chlorate of
... Those phosphites which are insoluble or sparingly soluble in water, ..."
3. The Chemist: A Monthly Journal of Chemical and Physical Science (1845)
"I have shown that the neutral phosphites, properly dried, contain at least I equiv.
of water ; as to the acid phosphites, the quantity of water with which ..."
4. A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department by Robert Hare (1836)
"OF phosphites. The phosphites are obtained either by presenting the acid directly
to the base, or by double decomposition. When thrown on burning coals they ..."
5. A Tour in Ireland, 1776-1779 by Arthur Young (1887)
"VITALIZED phosphites For Fifteen Tears has been a Standard Remedy with Physicians
... I find Vitalized phosphites indispensable after severe sickness and ..."
6. Chemistry, General, Medical, and Pharmaceutical: Including the Chemistry of by John Attfield (1873)
"Other soluble phosphites are prepared by neutralizing phosphorous acid with
alkalies,and the insoluble phosphites by double decomposition. ..."
7. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1860)
"phosphites.—Phosphorous acid is dibasic ; that is, its normal salts contain 2
atoms of base ; but Wurtz ... Acid phosphites may also be formed : the acid ..."
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