Hypophosphoric /(?)/

Hy·po·phos·phor·ic

Hypophosphoric

a.
  1. Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphoric acid. (Chem.)

Phrases & Compounds
Hypophosphoric acid
an acid, P2H4O6, produced by the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration.