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PHOSPHORIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Containing or characteristic of phosphorus

Example:

phosphoric acid

Synonyms:

phosphoric; phosphorous

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

phosphorus (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms)

Derivation:

phosphorus (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms)

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