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Phosphorous   /fˈɑsfərəs/   Listen
Phosphorous

adjective
1.
Containing or characteristic of phosphorus.  Synonym: phosphoric.



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"Phosphorous" Quotes from Famous Books



... was about to invent an artificially digested porridge in order to save the modern stomach any exertion, let his spoon fall for a moment and said: "You must take only such foods as will tend to add phosphorous matter to the brain. The answer to your question ...
— The Indian Lily and Other Stories • Hermann Sudermann

... contents were all supplied by the sea, and some foods whose nature and derivation were unknown to me. They were good, I admit, but with a peculiar flavor to which I would soon grow accustomed. These various food items seemed to be rich in phosphorous, and I thought that they, too, must have ...
— 20000 Leagues Under the Seas • Jules Verne



Words linked to "Phosphorous" :   phosphorus, phosphoric



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