fósforo

Meaning

1. (masculine) phosphorus
2. (masculine) match, matchstick

Hyphenated as

fós‧fo‧ro

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfosfoɾo/

Etymology

From Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “torchbearer, light bearer”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to carry, bear, bring”). Compare Sicilian pòspuru.

Sentences

En general suelen ser ricos en metales alcalinos , estroncio , titanio , fósforo y bario .

In general, they are usually rich in alkali metals, strontium, titanium, phosphorus and barium.