What is the difference between phoss and phosphorus?

Phoss is a derived term of phosphorus.

phoss

Not English

Phoss has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'phoss':

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phosphorus

English

(wikipedia phosphorus)

Noun

(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.

Derived terms

* Baldwin's phosphorus * Bolognian phosphorus * Bononian phosphorus * Canton's phosphorus * diphosphorus * foss, phos, phoss * fossy, phossy * Hittorf's phosphorus * Homberg's phosphorus * mercurial phosphorus * Montalbano's phosphorus * phosph-, phospho- * phosphane * phosphonium * phosphorate * phosphorent * phosphoreous * phosphoresce * phosphoriferous * phosphorite * phosphoro- * phosphorolysis * * phosphorus bottle * phosphorus cachexia * phosphorus chloride * phosphorus liver * phosphorus match * phosphorus necrosis * phosphorus oxybromide * phosphorus oxychloride * phosphorus paste * phosphorus pentabromide * phosphorus pentachloride * phosphorus pentafluoride * phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus pentasulphide * phosphorus pentoxide * phosphorus poisoning * phosphorus sesquisulfide, phosphorus sesquisulphide * phosphorus tribromide * phosphorus trichloride * phosphorus trifluoride * phosphorus trihydride * phosphorus triiodide * phosphoryl * phossy jaw * black phosphorus * red phosphorus * violet phosphorus * white phosphorus * yellow phosphorus