PHOSPHORIC


Meaning of PHOSPHORIC in English

(ˈ)fä|sfȯrik, -sfär-, -rēk; ˈfäsfərik adjective

Etymology: French phosphorique, from phosphore phosphor (from New Latin phosphorus ) + -ique -ic — more at phosphorus

1. : phosphorescent

2. : of, relating to, or resembling phosphorus — used especially of compounds in which this element has a valence higher than in phosphorous compounds

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