Phose

Morpheme

Phose

Type

bound base

Denotation

phosphonate, any salt or ester of a phosphonic acid

Etymology

from phosphonate (<Phosph + -on + – ate>), from phosphonic (<Phosph + -on + – ic>), from phosphorus (<Phos(e) + Phor(e) + -us>) by analogy with sulfonic; from Latin phōsphorus; Ancient Greek phōsphóros, from phôs + phérō

Evidence

glyphosate, glyphosine

See Also

Phosph, Phos(e) [Phose, Phos]