Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
phosphate
phosphate rock
phosphatide
phosphatidylcholine
phosphatidylethanolamine
phosphatize
phosphaturia
phosphene
phosphide
phosphine
phosphite
phospho-
phosphocreatine
phosphofructokinase
phosphoglucomutase
phospholipase
phospholipid
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

phosphoric
phos·phor·ic [ foss fáwrik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
containing pentavalent phosphorus: containing phosphorus with a valence state higher than that of the phosphorus ion or radical in an analogous phosphorous compound
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft