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phosphoruses

phosphoruses is the plural of phosphorus.

Meaning of phosphorus

Noun

phosphorus (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoruses or phosphori)

  1. 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.
    1. (countable) An atom of this element.
  2. (obsolete) Any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.

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Questions about phosphoruses

What is phosphoruses the plural of?
Phosphoruses is the plural of phosphorus.

Words near phosphoruses in the dictionary

  1. phosphorus steels
  2. phosphorus trichloride
  3. phosphorus ylide
  4. phosphorus ylides
  5. phosphorus-31
  6. phosphoruses
  7. phosphoruslike
  8. phosphoryl
  9. phosphorylable
  10. phosphorylase
  11. phosphorylases

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