5 definitions found for phosphorous

Phosphorous PHOS'PHOROUS, a. The phosphorous acid is formed by a combination of phosphorus with oxygen.

phosphorous adj 1: containing or characteristic of phosphorus; "phosphoric acid" [syn: phosphorous, phosphoric]

phosphorous - babmad

phosphorous adjective Date: 1788 of, relating to, or containing phosphorus especially with a valence lower than in phosphoric compounds

Phosphorous Phos"phor*ous, a. [Cf. F. phosphoreux.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a lower valence as contrasted with phosphoric compounds; as, phosphorous acid, H3PO3.