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Phosphorous

Meaning

Adj

In Chemistry:
Of or
to phosphorus.
Resembling phosphorus.
In Chemistry:
Of
to or
phosphorus.

Noun

Misspelling of phosphorus.
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Origin

phosphorous
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phosphorus
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phosphorus
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φωσφόρος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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