phos
/fɒs/
phos is the plural of pho.
phos is the clipping of phosphorus.
Meaning of pho
Noun
pho (usually uncountable, plural phos)
- A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.
- PHO is the name of an Annamese soup held in high esteem. It is made with beef, a veal bone, onions, a bayleaf, salt, and pepper, and a small teaspoon of nuoc-man, a typically Annamese condiment which is used in practically all their dishes.1935: Marcelle "Countess" Morphy, Recipes of All Nations, p. 802 http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924003591769;view=1up;seq=816
Meaning of phosphorus
Noun
phosphorus (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoruses or phosphori)
- A chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.
- Any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.
Noun capitalized: PHOs
PHOs
- plural of PHO
Questions about phos
- What is phos the plural of?
- Phos is the plural of pho.
- What part of speech is phos?
- Phos is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phos?
- Phos is pronounced /fɒs/.
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