phosphorous

English

Etymology

From phosphorus +‎ -ous.

Adjective

phosphorous (not comparable)

(chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
Resembling phosphorus.
(chemistry) Of relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus.

Usage notes

Do not confuse phosphorous with phosphorus, which is the noun.

Synonyms

(of or pertaining to phosphorus): phosphoric
(resembling phosphorus): phosphoric

Derived terms

hypophosphorous acid
phosphorous acid
phosphorous anhydride
phosphorous chloride

Related terms

Translations

of or pertaining to phosphorus

Bulgarian: фосфорен (fosforen)
Catalan: fosforós m
Danish: fosforholdig
Portuguese: fosforoso m

resembling phosphorus

Danish: fosforlignende

of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus

Bulgarian: съдържащ тривалентен фосфор (sǎdǎržašt trivalenten fosfor)
Danish: fosforsyrlig
Dutch: fosforig
Italian: fosforoso (it) m

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French: phosphorique

Noun

phosphorous (uncountable)

(proscribed) Misspelling of phosphorus.

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