"phosphoric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-phosphoric.wav Forms: more phosphoric [comparative], most phosphoric [superlative]
Etymology: From phosphor + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phosphor|ic}} phosphor + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} phosphoric (comparative more phosphoric, superlative most phosphoric)
  1. (chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5). Categories (topical): Chemistry, Phosphorus Synonyms (of or pertaining to phosphorus): phosphorous Synonyms (resembling phosphorus): phosphorous Translations (pertaining to phosphorus): фосфорен (fosforen) (Bulgarian), fosfòric (Catalan), fosforholdig (Danish), fosfori- (Finnish), phosphorique (French), phosphorhaltig (German), भास्विक (bhāsvik) (Hindi), fosforico [masculine] (Italian), fosfórico (Portuguese), fosforic (Romanian), fosfórico (Spanish), fosforik (Turkish) Translations (resembling phosphorus): fosforlignende (Danish), fosforic (Romanian), fosforik (Turkish), fosforsu (Turkish), fosforumsu (Turkish)
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  2. (figurative or literary) Pertaining to a phosphor; phosphorescent. Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-phosphoric-en-adj-qy02unmk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: phosphoric acid, phosphoric chloride Related terms: phosphorous
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