"phosphorous" meaning in English

See phosphorous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English phosphorous From phosphorus + -ous. 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  1. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: 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)
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  2. Resembling phosphorus. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: phosphoric Translations (resembling phosphorus): fosforlignende (Danish), phosphoreux (French), phosphorique (French), phosphorescent [masculine] (French), phosphorescente [feminine] (French)
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  3. (chemistry) Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus. Tags: not-comparable 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)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hypophosphorous, hypophosphorous acid, nonphosphorous, phosphite, phosphorous acid, phosphorous anhydride, phosphorous chloride, sulphophosphorous Related terms: phosphoric, phosphorus

Noun

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English phosphorous From phosphorus + -ous. 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  1. (proscribed) Misspelling of phosphorus. Tags: alt-of, misspelling, proscribed, uncountable Alternative form of: phosphorus
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Alternative forms

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