HyperDic: phosphoric

English > 1 sense of the word *phosphoric*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	phosphoric, phosphorous	containing or characteristic of phosphorus

phosphoric > pronunciation
Sounds	faa'sferihk
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English > *phosphoric*: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Containing or characteristic of phosphorus.
Example	"phosphoric acid"
Synonym	phosphorous
Spanish	fosfórico, fosforoso
Catalan	fosforós
Nouns	phosphorus	a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells