phospho-

American  

1. a combining form representing phosphorus in compound words.

   phosphoprotein.

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phospho- British  

combining form

1. containing phosphorus

   phosphocreatine

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Etymology

Origin of phospho-

from French, from phosphore _phosphorus

Example Sentences

If those appeals succeed, de Andrade worries that people will not wait until all the tests are completed, and may even abandon conventional treatment in favour of phospho­ethanolamine.

From Nature

The tennis ball represents the head “phospho” group and each string represents a hydrocarbon tail. 

From Scientific American