phosphorous
phosphorous
[ˈfɒsf(ə)rəs]
adjective
[ˈfɒsf(ə)rəs]
adjective
- relating to or containing phosphorus
磷的，含磷的。 比较 phosphoric
■(Chemistry)of phosphorus with a valency of three
(化)三价磷的
■phosphorescent
发磷光的；闪磷光的
- The correct spelling for the noun denoting the chemical element is phosphorus, while the correct spelling for the adjective meaning ‘relating to or containing phosphorus’ is phosphorous. A common mistake is to use the spelling phosphorous for the noun as well as the adjective. Approximately 6 per cent of citations for this word in the British National Corpus use this incorrect spelling
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