phosphorous
adjEtymology From phosphorus + -ous.
1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
2
Resembling phosphorus.
3
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.
- Derived terms
- hypophosphorous, hypophosphorous acid, nonphosphorous, phosphite, phosphorous acid, phosphorous anhydride, phosphorous chloride, sulphophosphorous
- Related terms
- phosphoric, phosphorus