phosphore

phosphore (plural phosphores)

1. Archaic form of phosphor.

From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, to carry”).

• IPA^(key): /fɔs.fɔʁ/

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phosphore m (plural phosphores)

1. phosphorus (element)

• Lingala: fosofo

• “phosphore” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

phōsphore

1. vocative singular of phōsphorus