Phosphorous

What do we mean by phosphorous?

Of, relating to, or containing phosphorus, especially with valence 3 or a valence lower than that of a comparable phosphoric compound. adjective

Pertaining to, obtained from, or containing phosphorus.

Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a lower valence as contrasted with phosphoric compounds. adjective

Of or pertaining to phosphorus. adjective

Resembling phosphorus. adjective

Of relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus. adjective

Containing or characteristic of phosphorus adjective

Of or pertaining to phosphorus.

Resembling phosphorus.

Of relating to or containing trivalent phosphorus.

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Words that are spelled similarly to phosphorous:
phosphorous, phosphorus, phosphoreous, phosphoreus, phonophorous, phosphors, phosphoro-, phosphoro.

Words that rhyme with phosphorous:
phosphorus.

Adjectives that are often used to describe phosphorous:
white, total, red, inorganic, available, radioactive, organic, elemental, high, more, low, much, yellow, soluble, excess, dietary, poisonous, calcium, enough, amorphous, liquid, less, excessive, elevated, reactive, acid, solid, containing, nonradioactive, labile, sufficient, acute, adequate, pentavalent.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective phosphorous:
acid, compounds, pentoxide, poisoning, oxide, removal, bombs, chloride, compound, shells, grenades, pentachloride, spectroscopy, oxychloride, ratio, deficiency, fertilizer, atoms, metabolism, trichloride, fertilizers, anhydride, acids, levels, content, bronze, cycle, ores, detector, matches, burns, insecticides, light, paste, concentrations, eyes, balance, resonance, necrosis, concentration, present, uptake, ore, oxygen, copper, fumes, iron, limitation, assay, pentasulfide, dots, poison, nutrition, atom, paint, rockets, doping, determination, ions, iodide, trioxide, tribromide, pesticides, doped, reduction, circulation, fertiliser, heads, reductions, loads, smoke, carbohydrate, esters, diffusion, detection, vacancy, precipitant, coating, slag, screen, diet, ratios, sesquisulfide, rounds, gas, vacancies, bullets, glow, salt, bomb.

Consonant match to phosphorous:
phosphorus.

Words that sound like phosphorous:
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