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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-.

Words nearby phospho-

phosphaturia, phosphene, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite, phospho-, phosphocreatine, phospholipase, phospholipid, phospholipid bilayer, phosphonic acid

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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 Blyth
Strong nitric acid oxidizes boron phospho-di-iodide with incandescence.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892|Various
When thrown into vapor of mercury, boron phospho-di-iodide instantly takes fire.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892|Various
Boron phospho-di-iodide is a very hygroscopic substance, moisture rapidly decomposing it.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892|Various

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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