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a combining form representing phosphorus in compound words: phosphoprotein.
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Also especially before a vowel, phosph-.
Compare phosphoro-.
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How to use phospho- in a sentence
A very similar method is practised by Sonnenschein and others with the aid of phospho-molybdic acid.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter BlythStrong nitric acid oxidizes boron phospho-di-iodide with incandescence.
When thrown into vapor of mercury, boron phospho-di-iodide instantly takes fire.
Boron phospho-di-iodide is a very hygroscopic substance, moisture rapidly decomposing it.
British Dictionary definitions for phospho-
phospho-
before a vowel phosph-
combining form
containing phosphorusphosphocreatine
Word Origin for phospho-
from French, from phosphore phosphorus
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