Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferrophosphorus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fer-rophos-pho-rus
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ferroalloy of iron and phosphorus.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ferro- + phosphorus.

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Questions

What does ferrophosphorus mean?
A ferroalloy of iron and phosphorus.
Where does ferrophosphorus come from?
From ferro- + phosphorus.

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