English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphorus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
  2. Any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor.
name
  1. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus.
  2. An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).

Pronunciation

fŏsʹfə-rəs fŏsʹfrəs /ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs/ /ˈfɒs.fɹəs/ fäsʹfər-əs /ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-phosphorus.wav En-us-phosphorus.ogg fŏs'fərəs /ˈfɒsfərəs/ fäs'fərəs /ˈfɑsfɚəs/

Word forms

phosphorus phosphoruses phosphori Phosphor

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 Borrowed from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

Synonyms

Hesperus morning star Eosphorus Lucifer evening star evenstar Vesper Venus

Related words

phosphate phosphatization phosphatized phosphatizing phosphide phosphine phosphite phosphor phosphoreal phosphorial phosphoresce phosphorescence phosphorescent phosphoretic phosphorgummite phosphoric phosphorise phosphorize phosphorism Phosphorist phosphorous phosphor-roesslerite phosphorrösslerite phosphoruria phosphuria Phosphorus phosphure phosphuret phosphureted ADP AMP ATP bone-ash smoking stool syndrome

Derived words

althupite Baldwin's phosphorus black phosphorus Bolognian phosphorus Bologna phosphorus Bononian phosphorus Canton's phosphorus cuprophosphorus decaphosphorus diphosphorus ferrophosphorus foss phos phoss fossy phossy heptaphosphorus hexaphosphorus Hittorf's phosphorus Homberg's phosphorus mercurial phosphorus Montalbano's phosphorus nonaphosphorus nonphosphorus octaphosphorus organophosphorus pentaphosphorus phosphane phosphonium phosphorate phosphorene phosphorent phosphoreous phosphoresce phosphoriferous phosphorite phosphoro- phosphorolysis phosphorus-31 phosphorus bottle phosphorus cachexia phosphorus chloride phosphorus cycle phosphoruslike phosphorus liver phosphorus match phosphorus necrosis phosphorus oxybromide phosphorus oxychloride phosphorus oxynitride phosphorus paste phosphorus pentabromide phosphorus pentachloride phosphorus pentafluoride phosphorus pentasulfide phosphorus pentasulphide phosphorus pentoxide phosphorus poisoning phosphorus sesquisulfide phosphorus sesquisulphide
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