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phosphoric

phos·phor·ic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fos-fawr-ik, -for-]
    • /fɒsˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/
    • /fɒsˈfɒr.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fos-fawr-ik, -for-]
    • /fɒsˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/

Definitions of phosphoric word

  • adjective phosphoric of or containing phosphorus, especially in the pentavalent state. 1
  • adjective phosphoric relating to phosphorus 1
  • adjective phosphoric luminous 1
  • adjective phosphoric of or containing phosphorus in the pentavalent state 0
  • adjective phosphoric of, like, or containing phosphorus, esp. pentavalent phosphorus 0
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Origin of phosphoric

First appearance:

before 1775
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85; phosphor- + -ic

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Parts of speech for Phosphoric

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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phosphoric popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • metaphosphoric acid

    an acid, HPO 3 , derived from phosphorous pentoxide, and containing the smallest amount of water of the phosphoric acids.

  • phosphate

    Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.

  • phosphorus pentoxide

    a white, deliquescent, crystalline powder, P 2 O 5 , that, depending upon the amount of water it absorbs, forms orthophosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, or pyrophosphoric acid, produced by the burning of phosphorus in dry air: used in the preparation of phosphoric acids, as a drying and dehydrating agent, and in organic synthesis.

  • thiophosphoric acid

    an acid derived from phosphoric acid by substituting one or more sulfur atoms for oxygen atoms.

  • cytidine monophosphate

    a nucleotide constituent of ribonucleic acids; a phosphoric acid ester of cytidine. Abbreviation: CMP.

  • deoxyribonucleotide

    an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.
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