different between phosphorus vs phosphatrane

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)

2. (chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
3. (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

1. (New Latin, chemistry) phosphorus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

• Italian: fosforo
• Sicilian: pòspuru

English

Etymology

phospho- +? atrane

Noun

phosphatrane (plural phosphatranes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any atrane having phosphorus as the heteroatom