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phossy.

Affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phos(phorous) English -y English phossy From phos(phorous) + -y.

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