Phosphorous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phosphorous \Phos"phor*ous\ (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[u^]s), 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}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phosphorous
       adj : containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric
             acid" [syn: {phosphoric}]