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a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -phore: gonophorous.

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Origin of -phorous

<New Latin -phorus<Greek -phoros bearing. See -phore, -ous

Words nearby -phorous

-phore, -phoresis, phoresy, phormium, phoronid, -phorous, phosgene, phosgenite, phosph-, phosphagen, phosphamidon

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How to use -phorous in a sentence

Phosphoresc′ent, shining in the dark like phosphorus; Phosphor′ic, Phos′phorous, pertaining to or obtained from phosphorus.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Hypophosphor′ic, Hypophos′phorous, containing less oxygen than phosphorous acid contains.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various