PHOSPHOROUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phosphorous mean? 

• PHOSPHOROUS (adjective)
  The adjective PHOSPHOROUS has 1 sense:

1. containing or characteristic of phosphorus

  Familiarity information: PHOSPHOROUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOSPHOROUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing or characteristic of phosphorus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

phosphoric; phosphorous

Context example:

phosphoric acid

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)

 Context examples 

Your blood will have too little calcium and too much phosphorous.

(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

This agent also increases calcium and phosphorous deposition into bone and may increase collagen synthesis.

(Gallium nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)

In contrast, phosphorous uptake uses much less energy and so does not seem to be as affected by the time of day, the analysis found.

(Research reveals harmful algal blooms' daily cycles, National Science Foundation)

Vitamin A is essential for diverse cellular functions, immune system functions, and maintenance of mucous membranes, while vitamin D regulates calcium and phosphorous metabolism.

(A and D Ointment, NCI Thesaurus)

A measure of the amount of minerals (mostly calcium and phosphorous) contained in a certain volume of bone.

(BMD, NCI Dictionary)

A clear, colorless liquid with an aromatic odor that emits toxic fumes of phosphorous oxides and nitrogen oxides when heated to decomposition.

(Hexamethylphosphoramide, NCI Thesaurus)

It plays a key role in the absorption of calcium and phosphorous, which are essential for the building of bones and teeth.

(Vitamin D3 boost helps treat child malnutrition, SciDev.Net)

The region's chemistry changes periodically, especially its levels of phosphorous and iron, ultimately affecting its biological productivity.

(North Pacific Ocean fertilized by iron in Asian dust, National Science Foundation)

The researchers worked out the chemical pathways and thermodynamics involved in multiple scenarios on Earth to see if they could produce enough energy to turn phosphorous into phosphine.

(Poisonous Earthly Molecule May Be Sign of Extraterrestrial Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Natural products containing carbon-phosphorous bonds, so-called C-P compounds, are derivatives of phosphonate and phosphinate with substitution of alkyl group for hydrogen of phosphorus-hydrogen bonds.

(Aminophosphonate Metabolism Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)