English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphorous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
  2. Resembling phosphorus.
  3. Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.
noun
  1. Misspelling of phosphorus.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-phosphorous.wav

Word forms

phosphorous

Etymology

From phosphorus + -ous.

Synonyms

phosphoric

Related words

phosphoric phosphorus

Derived words

hypophosphorous hypophosphorous acid nonphosphorous phosphite phosphorous acid phosphorous anhydride phosphorous chloride sulphophosphorous
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