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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
phosphoritic |
phosphorize |
phosphorized |
phosphorogenic |
phosphoroscope |
phosphorous
| phosphorous acid
| phosphorus
| phosphorus steel
| phosphoryl
| phosphuret
phosphorous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective phosphorous has 1 sense
- phosphorous(a = adj.pert) phosphoric - containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid" Derived form noun phosphorus1
CIDE DICTIONARY
phosphorous, a. [Cf. F. phosphoreux.].
Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a lower valence as contrasted with phosphoric compounds; as, phosphorous acid, H3PO3 . [1913 Webster]
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