phospha-

prefix

phospha-

prefix

Etymology From phosph- plus -a indicating chemical substitution

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences In compounds, Morpheme indicating that phosphorus substitutes for another atom in the molecule name it prefixes.

Coordinate terms: fluora-, chlora-, broma-, ioda-, oxa-, thia-, selena-, tellura-, aza-, arsa-, stiba-, bisma-, sila-, germa-, stanna-, plumba-, bora-, mercura-

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