(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