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PHOSPHORIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Containing or characteristic of phosphorus
Example:
phosphoric acid
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
phosphorus (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms)
Derivation:
phosphorus (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms)
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