phosphorous

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phosphorous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

phosphorous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  phosphorous
      adj 1: containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric
             acid" [syn: phosphorous, phosphoric]