fosforo

See also: Fosforo, fósforo, fòsforo, and fosforò

Esperanto

Chemical element
P
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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fosˈforo/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -oro
Hyphenation: fos‧fo‧ro

Noun

fosforo (uncountable, accusative fosforon)

phosphorous

Italian

Chemical element
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Next: zolfo (S)

Etymology 1

From New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light-bearing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔs.fo.ro/
Rhymes: -ɔsforo
Hyphenation: fò‧sfo‧ro

Noun

fosforo m (plural fosfori)

(chemistry) phosphorus

Derived terms

fosforile

Related terms

fosfatasi (“phosphatase”)
fosfaticizzazione (“phosphatization”)
fosfatico (“phosphatic”)
fosfato (“phosphate”)
fosfina (“phosphine”)
fosfito (“phosphite”)
fosfolipasi (“phospholipase”)
fosfolipide (“phospholipid”)
fosforare (“to phosphorate”)
fosforescente (“phosphorescent”)
fosforescenza (“phosphorescence”)
fosforico (“phosphoric”)
fosforismo (“phosphorism”)
fosforite (“phosphorite”)
fosforoso (“phosphorous”)
fosfuro (“phosphide”)

Etymology 2

Verb

fosforo

first-person singular present indicative of fosforare

Further reading

fosforo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana