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phosphorus steel

phosphorus steel noun: a steel containing more phosphorus than carbon.

Noun

phosphorus steel (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorus steels)

  1. A steel containing more phosphorus than carbon.

Forms of phosphorus steel

pluralphosphorus steels

Questions about phosphorus steel

What does phosphorus steel mean?
Phosphorus steel means a steel containing more phosphorus than carbon.
What part of speech is phosphorus steel?
Phosphorus steel is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorus steel?
The plural of phosphorus steel is phosphorus steels.

Words near phosphorus steel in the dictionary

  1. phosphorus pentachloride
  2. phosphorus pentoxide
  3. phosphorus poisoning
  4. phosphorus poisonings
  5. phosphorus sesquisulphide
  6. phosphorus steel
  7. phosphorus steels
  8. phosphorus trichloride
  9. phosphorus ylide
  10. phosphorus ylides
  11. phosphorus-31

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