fosfor

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fosfor

/ˈfosfor/
/fosˈfor/

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

noun fosfor · fosforul · fosforului · fosforule

neuter, uncountable phosphorus (chemical element)

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phosphorus element

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@misc{fosfor_2026,
  title = {fosfor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/fosfor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}