| PHOSGENITE | • phosgenite n. (Mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen. • PHOSGENITE n. a rare fluorescent secondary mineral consisting of lead chlorine carbonate in the form of greyish tetragonal crystals. |
| PHOSPHATED | • phosphated adj. Containing phosphates. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| PHOSPHATES | • phosphates n. Plural of phosphate. • PHOSPHATE v. to treat with phosphate. |
| PHOSPHATIC | • phosphatic adj. Of, relating to, or composed of phosphate. • PHOSPHATIC adj. containing phosphates; as in phosphatic acid. |
| PHOSPHENES | • phosphenes n. Plural of phosphene. • PHOSPHENE n. a visual sensation produced by mechanical stimulation of the retina, as by pressure on the eyeball. |
| PHOSPHIDES | • phosphides n. Plural of phosphide. • PHOSPHIDE n. a binary compound of phosphorus, also PHOSPHID. |
| PHOSPHINES | • phosphines n. Plural of phosphine. • PHOSPHINE n. a colorless gas analogous to ammonia, and having a disagreeable odor resembling that of garlic, also PHOSPHIN. |
| PHOSPHINIC | • phosphinic adj. Of or pertaining to phosphinic acid or its derivatives. |
| PHOSPHITES | • phosphites n. Plural of phosphite. • PHOSPHITE n. a salt of phosphorous acid. |
| PHOSPHONIC | • phosphonic adj. Of or pertaining to phosphonic acid or its derivatives. • PHOSPHONIC adj. as in phosphonic acid, the same as phosphorous acid. |
| PHOSPHORES | • phosphores n. Plural of phosphore. • PHOSPHORE n. phosphorus; a phosphorescent or fluorescent substance generally, also PHOSPHOR. |
| PHOSPHORET | • phosphoret n. A compound of phosphorus that does not include oxygen. • PHOSPHORET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHURET. |
| PHOSPHORIC | • phosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus. • phosphoric adj. Resembling phosphorus. • phosphoric adj. (Chemistry) Of a compound, containing phosphorus in a higher oxidation number than phosphorous compounds… |
| PHOSPHORUS | • phosphorus n. (Chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms. • phosphorus n. (Obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor. • Phosphorus prop.n. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus. |
| PHOSPHORYL | • phosphoryl n. (Chemistry) the trivalent radical O=P≡. • PHOSPHORYL n. the radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. |
| PHOSPHURET | • phosphuret n. (Obsolete, chemistry) phosphide. • PHOSPHURET n. (obsolete) a phosphide, also PHOSPHORET. |