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phosphorous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  phosphorous 
  adj  :  containing  or  characteristic  of  phosphorus;  "phosphoric 
  acid"  [syn:  {phosphoric}] 




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