phosphorous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti 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 *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English phosphorous From phosphorus + -ous.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
- (not-comparable) Resembling phosphorus.
- (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.
Deriveds
phosphorous acid · phosphorous anhydride · sulphophosphorous · phosphite · hypophosphorous acid · hypophosphorous · phosphorous chloride · nonphosphorous
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Synonyms
Translations (21)
fr phosphoreux (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · da fosforlignende (resembling phosphorus) · fr phosphorescent (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · fr phosphorescente (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · bg съдържащ тривалентен фосфор (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · fr phosphoreux (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · da fosforholdig (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · it fosforoso (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · fr phosphorescente (resembling phosphorus) · fr phosphorique (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · fr phosphorique (resembling phosphorus) · bg фосфорен (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · ca fosforós (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · fr phosphoreux (resembling phosphorus) · nl fosforig (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · pt fosforoso (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · da fosforsyrlig (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · fr phosphorescent (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · fr phosphorescente (of or pertaining to phosphorus) · fr phosphorique (of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus) · fr phosphorescent (resembling phosphorus)