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phosphourous

phosphourous is the misspelling of phosphorous.

Meaning of phosphorous

Adjective

phosphorous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to phosphorus.
    Synonyms:
    phosphoric
  2. Resembling phosphorus.
    Synonyms:
    phosphoric
  3. Of, relating to, or containing trivalent phosphorus.

Questions about phosphourous

What is phosphourous the misspelling of?
Phosphourous is the misspelling of phosphorous.

Words near phosphourous in the dictionary

  1. phosphotungstic acid
  2. phosphotungstovanadic acid
  3. phosphotyrosine
  4. phosphotyrosines
  5. phosphotyrosyl
  6. phosphourous
  7. phosphovanadylite
  8. phosphovimentin
  9. phosphowalpurgite
  10. phosphowolframic
  11. phosphoylating

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