Found 2 items, similar to Phosphorous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: phosphorous
phosphorous
adj : containing or characteristic of phosphorus;
“phosphoric
acid” [syn:
phosphoric]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Phosphorous
Phosphorous
\Phos"phor*ous\ (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.
phosphoreux.] (Chem.)
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; as, phosphorous acid,
H3PO3.
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