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adj
Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Pertaining to a phosphor; phosphorescent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, literary, not-comparable
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adjective
containing or characteristic of phosphorus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: phosphorous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phosphoric From phosphor + -ic.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
