Phosphorous synonyms

fŏs'fər-əs, fŏs-fôr'əs

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phosphoric
(Chemistry) Of a compound, containing phosphorus in a higher oxidation number than phosphorous compounds, especially with one of 5.
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phosphorus (related)
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sulfur (related)
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phosphate (related)
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sulfide (related)
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phytate (related)
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perchlorate (related)
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ferric (related)
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manganese (related)
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oxide (related)
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formic-acid (related)
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chlorophyll (related)
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Find another word for phosphorous. In this page you can discover 12 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for phosphorous, like: phosphoric, phosphorus, sulfur, phosphate, sulfide, phytate, perchlorate, ferric, manganese, oxide and formic-acid.
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Phosphorous Sentence Examples

  • With water it gave phosphorous acid and a yellow indefinite solid.

  • Phosphorous acid, P(OH) 3, discovered by Davy in 1812, may be ' obtained by dissolving its anhydride, P 4 0 61 in cold water; by immersing sticks of phosphorus in a solution of copper sulphate contained in a well-closed flask, filtering from the copper sulphide and precipitating the sulphuric acid simultaneously formed by baryta water, and concentrating the solution in vacuo; or by passing chlorine into melted phosphorus covered with water, the first formed phosphorus trichloride being decomposed by the water into phosphorous and hydrochloric acids.

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