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phossy

phossy adjective: affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.

Adjective

phossy (not comparable)

  1. Affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.

Origin of phossy

From phos(phorous) + -y.

Words formed from phossy

Questions about phossy

What does phossy mean?
Phossy means affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.
What part of speech is phossy?
Phossy is an adjective.

Words near phossy in the dictionary

  1. phosphuretted
  2. phosphuria
  3. phosphylation
  4. phosphylene
  5. phosphylenes
  6. phossy
  7. phossy jaw
  8. phossy water
  9. phosvette
  10. phosvettes
  11. phosvitin

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