fosforo

See also: fósforo, fòsforo, and fosforò

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fosˈforo/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: fos‧fo‧ro

Noun

fosforo (uncountable, accusative fosforon)

1. phosphorous

Italian

Chemical element
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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fosforo m (plural fosfori)

1. (chemistry) phosphorus

Derived terms

• fosforile

Related terms

Related terms

• fosfatasi (“phosphatase”)
• fosfatico (“phosphatic”)
• fosfaticizzazione (“phosphatization”)
• 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

1. first-person singular present indicative of fosforare

Further reading

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