English Explanatory Dictionary

phospho-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix

phosphorus

Pronunciation

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Word forms

phospho- phosph-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- From phosphorus.

Related words

phospholipase phosphoro-

Derived words

borophosphosilicate phospham phosphenilic acid phosphethyl phosphide phosphine phosphocalcite phosphocreatine phosphodiester phosphodiesterase phosphoenolpyruvate phosphoferrite phosphofructokinase phosphoglucomutase phosphoglycerate phosphoglyceric acid phosphoglyceride phosphoinositide phosphokinase phospholipid phospholipin phosphomolybdate phosphomolybdic acid phosphomonoesterase phosphomycin phosphonitrile phosphonitrilic phosphophyllite phosphoprotein phosphosiderite phosphosilicate phosphotungstic acid phosphovinic acid phospho-wolframic acid phosphuranylite phosphyl

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