"phosphorous" meaning in English

See phosphorous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From phosphorus + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phosphorus|ous}} phosphorus + -ous Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} phosphorous (not comparable)
  1. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms (of or pertaining to phosphorus): phosphoric Translations (of or pertaining to phosphorus): фосфорен (fosforen) (Bulgarian), fosforós [masculine] (Catalan), fosforholdig (Danish), phosphoreux (French), phosphorique (French), phosphorescent [masculine] (French), phosphorescente [feminine] (French), fosforoso [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-phosphorous-en-adj-EDVNwKzG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 10 42 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 32 27 29 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 30 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 27 26 17 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to phosphorus': 88 8 4 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to phosphorus': 88 8 4
  2. Resembling phosphorus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Phosphorus, Pnictogens Synonyms (resembling phosphorus): phosphoric Translations (resembling phosphorus): fosforlignende (Danish), phosphoreux (French), phosphorique (French), phosphorescent [masculine] (French), phosphorescente [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-phosphorous-en-adj-HvDDcbDd Disambiguation of Phosphorus: 29 40 14 17 Disambiguation of Pnictogens: 31 42 15 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 10 42 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 32 27 29 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 30 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 27 26 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 32 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 39 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 39 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 24 36 18 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 38 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 38 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 40 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 39 20 17 Disambiguation of 'resembling phosphorus': 9 85 6 Disambiguation of 'resembling phosphorus': 9 85 6
  3. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus): съдържащ тривалентен фосфор (sǎdǎržašt trivalenten fosfor) (Bulgarian), fosforsyrlig (Danish), fosforig (Dutch), phosphoreux (French), phosphorique (French), phosphorescent [masculine] (French), phosphorescente [feminine] (French), fosforoso [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-phosphorous-en-adj-IHd6drGn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 10 42 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 32 27 29 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 30 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 27 26 17 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus': 6 6 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hypophosphorous acid, phosphorous acid, phosphorous anhydride, phosphorous chloride Related terms: phosphoric, phosphorus

Noun

Etymology: From phosphorus + -ous. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phosphorus|ous}} phosphorus + -ous Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} phosphorous (uncountable)
  1. (proscribed) Misspelling of phosphorus. Tags: alt-of, misspelling, proscribed, uncountable Alternative form of: phosphorus
    Sense id: en-phosphorous-en-noun--dkq2hiP Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 32 27 29 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 30 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 27 26 17

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "resembling phosphorus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "phosphorescente"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎdǎržašt trivalenten fosfor",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "word": "съдържащ тривалентен фосфор"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "word": "fosforsyrlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "word": "fosforig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "word": "phosphoreux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "word": "phosphorique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "phosphorescent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "phosphorescente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fosforoso"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phosphorous"
}

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    "Requests for review of French translations",
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          "ref": "1991 April 6, Steve Rose, “A Human Drama”, in Gay Community News, page 5:",
          "text": "As a former civilian resident of west Beirut, bombed with American-made phosphorous and cluster bombs by the Israelis, I am outraged by this.",
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}

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