phosphorous

Definition of Phosphorous in English :

1. phosphoric, phosphorous

containing or characteristic of phosphorus

Example Sentences:
'phosphoric acid'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Phosphorous

adjective

of or containing phosphorus in the trivalent state

adjective

1. rare var. of

phosphorescent

2.

of, like, or containing phosphorus, esp. trivalent phosphorus

adj.

Of, relating to, or containing phosphorus, especially with valence 3 or a valence lower than that of a comparable phosphoric compound.