different between phosphorize vs phosphorus
phosphorize
English
Etymology
phosphor +? -ize
Verb
phosphorize (third-person singular simple present phosphorizes, present participle phosphorizing, simple past and past participle phosphorized)
- (transitive) To combine or treat with phosphorus; to phosphorate.
phosphorize From the web:
phosphorus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ph?sphorus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (ph?sphóros, “the bearer of light”), from ??? (phôs, “light”) + ???? (phér?, “to bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: f?s?f?r?s, f?s?fr?s, IPA(key): /?f?sf???s/, /?f?sf??s/
- (US) enPR: fäs?f?r?s, IPA(key): /?f?sf??s/
- Homophones: phosphorous, Phosphorus
Noun
phosphorus (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoruses or phosphori)
- (chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
- (obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor
Usage notes
- Do not confuse phosphorus with phosphorous, which is an adjective.
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Translations
See also
- ADP
- AMP
- ATP
- bone-ash
- smoking stool syndrome
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???????? (ph?sphóros, “light-bearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?p?o?s.p?o.rus/, [?p?o?s?p????s?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?fos.fo.rus/, [?f?sf??us]
Noun
ph?sphorus m (genitive ph?sphor?); second declension
- (New Latin, chemistry) phosphorus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
- Italian: fosforo
- Sicilian: pòspuru
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