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phosphorical

phosphorical adjective: producing light; luminous, glittering.

Adjective

phosphorical (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Producing light; luminous, glittering.
    • If a relish for the broad mirth of fun characterize the lower class of english, the french of every denomination are equally delighted with a phosophorical, sentimental gilding.1794, Mary Wollstonecraft, An Historical and Moral View of the Origin and Progress of the French Revolution

Origin of phosphorical

From phosphor + -ical, or directly from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “bringing light”) + -ical.

Questions about phosphorical

What does phosphorical mean?
Phosphorical means producing light; luminous, glittering.
What part of speech is phosphorical?
Phosphorical is an adjective.

Words near phosphorical in the dictionary

  1. phosphoribosyltransferases
  2. phosphoribulokinase
  3. phosphoribulokinases
  4. phosphoric
  5. phosphoric acid
  6. phosphorical
  7. phosphoriferous
  8. phosphorilation
  9. phosphorimage
  10. phosphorimager
  11. phosphorimagers

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