Hypertext Webster Gateway: "phosphorous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Phosphorous \Phos"phor*ous\, 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
phosphorous
adj : containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric
acid" [syn: {phosphoric}]
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