Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Phos|phor — «FOS fuhr», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a substance which gives off light when exposed to certain types of energy, such as ultraviolet rays or X rays. Phosphor is widely used in fluorescent lamps and television tubes. 2. Obsolete. phosphorus. –adj.… … Useful english dictionary
phos|phor|ic — «fos FR ihk, FOHR », adjective. having to do with or containing phosphorus, especially with a valence of five … Useful english dictionary
phos|phor|o|scope — «fos FR uh skohp, FOHR », noun. an apparatus for observing and measuring the duration of phosphorescence caused by rays of light or other energy … Useful english dictionary
phos|phor|y|lase — «fos FR uh lays, FOHR », noun. an enzyme which assists in the formation of glucose (in the form of a phosphate) from glycogen and a phosphate … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|phos|phor|ic acid — «HY poh fos FR ihk, FOR », a crystalline acid produced by the slow oxidation of phosphorus in moist air. Formula: H4P2O6 … Useful english dictionary
met|a|phos|phor|ic acid — «MEHT uh fos FR ihk, FOR », an acid obtained by treating a phosphorous oxide with water and by other methods. It contains one molecule of water less than phosphoric acid. Formula: HPO3 … Useful english dictionary
or|tho|phos|phor|ic acid — «AWR thoh fos FAWR ihk, FOR », = phosphoric acid. (Cf. ↑phosphoric acid) … Useful english dictionary
py|ro|phos|phor|ic acid — «PY roh fos FR ihk, FOR ; PIHR oh », a tetrabasic acid of phosphorus. Formula: H4P2O7 … Useful english dictionary
thi|o|phos|phor|ic acid — «THY oh fos FR ihk, FOHR », an acid produced from phosphoric acid by replacing one or more oxygen atoms with an atom of sulfur … Useful english dictionary
triethylene phos|phor|a|mide — «FOS fuh ruh MYD, ruh MIHD; RAM yd, ihd», a drug used in the treatment of certain forms of carcinoma, malignant melanoma and lymphoma, and chronic leukemia; TEPA. Formula: C6H12N3OP … Useful english dictionary
