'Phosphinic' definitions:
Definition of 'Phosphinic'
From: GCIDE
- Phosphinic \Phos*phin"ic\ (f[o^]s*f[i^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain acids analogous to the phosphonic acids, but containing two hydrocarbon radicals, and derived from the secondary phosphines by oxidation. [1913 Webster]