Synonyms & related words for phosphorous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of phosphorous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to phosphorous

Explore words related to phosphorous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include phosphoric, phosphorized, phosphorus, phosphuret, phosphorated, phosphorism, phosphatization, phosphatized. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does phosphorous come from?

The word phosphorous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: phosph, from Greek phos (“light”); or, from Greek phoros (“bearing, bringing”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of, having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.