Webster's Dictionary 1913

3727

Phosphonic

Phos‐phon″ic (?), a. [Phosphoric + sulphonic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain derivatives of phosphorous acid containing a hydrocarbon radical, and analogous to ...

3728

Phosphonium

Phos‐pho″ni‐um (?), n. [Phosphorus + ammonium.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical PH4, analogous to ammonium, and regarded as the nucleus of certain derivatives of phosphine.

3729

Phosphor

Phos″phor (?), n. [Cf. G. phosphor. See Phosphorus.] 1. Phosphorus. Addison.2. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; Lucifer. Pope. Tennyson.

3730

Phosphor-bronze

Phos″phor–bronze′ (?), n. [Phosphor + bronze.] (Metal.) A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity, and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide. ...

3731

Phosphorate

Phos″phor‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Phosphorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Phosphorating.] (Chem.) To impregnate, or combine, with phosphorus or its compounds; as, phosphorated oil.

3732

Phosphoreous

Phos‐pho″re‐ous (?), a. Phosphorescent.

3733

Phosphoresce

Phos′phor‐esce″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Phosphoresced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Phosphorescing (?).] To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light.

3734

Phosphorescence

Phos′phor‐es″cence (?), n. [Cf. F. phosphorescence.] 1. The quality or state of being phosphorescent; or the act of phosphorescing.2. A phosphoric light.

3735

Phosphorescent

Phos′phor‐es″cent (?), a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.] Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat. — n. A phosphorescent substance.

3736

Phosphoric

Phos‐phor″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.] 1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, phosporus; specifically, designating those compounds in which p...

3737

Phosphorical

Phos‐phor″ic‐al (?), a.(Old Chem.) Phosphoric.

3738

Phosphorite

Phos″phor‐ite (?), n.(Min.) A massive variety of apatite.

3739

Phosphoritic

Phos′phor‐it″ic (?), a.(Min.) Pertaining to phosphorite; resembling, or of the nature of, phosphorite.

3740

Phosphorize

Phos″phor‐ize (?), v. t. To phosphorate.

3741

Phosphorized

Phos″phor‐ized (?), a. Containing, or impregnated with, phosphorus.

3742

Phosphorogenic

Phos′phor‐o‐gen″ic (?), a. [Phosphorus + -gen + -ic.] Generating phosphorescence; as, phosphorogenic rays.

3743

Phosphoroscope

Phos‐phor″o‐scope (?), n. [Phosphorus + -scope.] (Physics) An apparatus for observing the phosphorescence produced in different bodies by the action of light, and for measuring ...

3744

Phosphorous

Phos″phor‐ous (fŏs″fŏr‐ŭs), a. [Cf. F. phosphoreux.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in wh...

3745

Phosphorus

Phos″phor‐us (–rŭs), n.; pl.Phosphori (–ī). [L., the morning star, Gr. φωσφόροσ, lit., light bringer; φω̑σ light + φέρειν to bring.] 1. The morning star; Phosphor.2. (Chem.) A p...

3746

Phosphorus steel

Phosphorus steel. A steel in which the amount of phosphorus exceeds that of carbon.

3747

Phosphoryl

Phos″phor‐yl (fŏs″fŏr‐ĭl), n. [Phosphorus + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds.

3748

Phosphuret

Phos″phu‐ret (?), n.(Chem.) A phosphide.

3749

Phosphureted

Phos″phu‐ret′ed (?), a.(Chem.) Impregnated, or combined, with phosphorus. [Written also phosphuretted.]Phosphureted hydrogen. (Chem.) See Phosphine.

3750

Photic

Pho″tic (?), a. [Gr. φω̑σ, φωτόσ, light.] (Physiol.) Relating to the production of light by the lower animals.

3751

Photic (2)

Pho″tic (?), a. Of or pert. to light; specif., relating to the production of light by the lower animals.

3752

Photic region

Photic region. (Phytogeography) The uppermost zone of the sea, which receives the most light.

3753

Photics

Pho″tics (?), n.(Physics) The science of light; — a general term sometimes employed when optics is restricted to light as a producing vision. Knight.