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phosphorogenic

phosphorogenic adjective: generating phosphorescence.

Adjective

phosphorogenic (comparative more phosphorogenic, superlative most phosphorogenic)

  1. Generating phosphorescence.
    • phosphorogenic rays

Forms of phosphorogenic

comparativemore phosphorogenic
superlativemost phosphorogenic

Origin of phosphorogenic

From phosphor + -o- + -genic.

Questions about phosphorogenic

What does phosphorogenic mean?
Phosphorogenic means generating phosphorescence.
What part of speech is phosphorogenic?
Phosphorogenic is an adjective.

Words near phosphorogenic in the dictionary

  1. phosphorodithioate
  2. phosphorodithioates
  3. phosphorodithioic acid
  4. phosphorofluoridate
  5. phosphorofluoridates
  6. phosphorogenic
  7. phosphorolyses
  8. phosphorolysis
  9. phosphorolytic
  10. phosphorolytical
  11. phosphoroproteomics

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