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phosphorus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ph?sphorus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (ph?sphóros, “the bearer of light”), from ??? (phôs, “light”) + ???? (phér?, “to bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: f?s?f?r?s, f?s?fr?s, IPA(key): /?f?sf???s/, /?f?sf??s/
- (US) enPR: fäs?f?r?s, IPA(key): /?f?sf??s/
- Homophones: phosphorous, Phosphorus
Noun
phosphorus (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoruses or phosphori)
- (chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
- (obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor
Usage notes
- Do not confuse phosphorus with phosphorous, which is an adjective.
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See also
- ADP
- AMP
- ATP
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???????? (ph?sphóros, “light-bearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?p?o?s.p?o.rus/, [?p?o?s?p????s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fos.fo.rus/, [?f?sf??us]
Noun
ph?sphorus m (genitive ph?sphor?); second declension
- (New Latin, chemistry) phosphorus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
- Italian: fosforo
- Sicilian: pòspuru
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organogen
English
Etymology
organo- +? -gen
Noun
organogen (plural organogens)
- (chemistry, dated) Any of the four elements — carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen — that are especially characteristic of organic compounds.
- (chemistry, dated) Any of certain other elements sometimes found in organic compounds, such as sulphur and phosphorus.
Anagrams
- Gorgonean
Romanian
Etymology
From French organogène
Adjective
organogen m or n (feminine singular organogen?, masculine plural organogeni, feminine and neuter plural organogene)
- organogenic
Declension
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