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phospho-

phospho- prefix: phosphorus.

Prefix

phospho-

  1. phosphorus

Forms of phospho-

alternative formphosph-

Origin of phospho-

From phosphorus.

Words formed from phospho-

Questions about phospho-

What does phospho- mean?
Phospho- means phosphorus.
What part of speech is phospho-?
Phospho- is a prefix.

Words near phospho- in the dictionary

  1. phosphite ester
  2. phosphites
  3. phosphitylated
  4. phosphitylation
  5. phosphitylations
  6. phospho-
  7. phosphoablative
  8. phosphoaccepting
  9. phosphoacceptor
  10. phosphoacceptors
  11. phosphoacetylated

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