phosphorous

English

Etymology

From phosphorus +‎ -ous.

Adjective

phosphorous (not comparable)

1. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
2. Resembling phosphorus.
3. (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

Derived terms

• hypophosphorous acid
• phosphorous acid

• phosphorous anhydride
• phosphorous chloride

Related terms

• phosphoric
• phosphorus

Translations

of or pertaining to phosphorus

• Catalan: fosforós m
• Danish: fosforholdig
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: fosforoso m

resembling phosphorus

• Danish: fosforlignende
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of, relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus

• Danish: fosforsyrlig
• Dutch: fosforig
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• Italian: fosforoso (it) m

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• (deprecated template usage) French: phosphorique
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See also

• phosphoric

Noun

phosphorous (uncountable)

1. (proscribed) Misspelling of phosphorus.