fluorophosphate

English

Etymology

fluoro- +‎ phosphate

Noun

fluorophosphate (plural fluorophosphates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F^2- formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
2. (organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group