phosphoric Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective containing or characteristic of phosphorus
    phosphorous.
    • phosphoric acid

WordNet

Phos*phor"ic adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. phosphorique.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, from us; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the phosphorous compounds.
  2. Phosphorescent. "A phosphoric sea." Byron.

Webster 1913