photpho

Vietnamese

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Definitions
  • phosphorus

Etymology

Borrowed from French phosphore (phosphorus) derived from Latin phōsphorus derived from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (the bearer of light, light bearer, torchbearer, light-bearing).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φωσφόρος

Gloss

the bearer of light, light bearer, torchbearer, light-bearing

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