phospho-

1. a combining form representing phosphorus in compound words:

   phosphoprotein.

phospho-

combining_form

1. containing phosphorus

   phosphocreatine

Word History and Origins

Origin of phospho-¹

from French, from phosphore phosphorus

Example Sentences

If those appeals succeed, de Andrade worries that people will not wait until all the tests are completed, and may even abandon conventional treatment in favour of phospho­ethanolamine.

From Nature

Moonlight ignited inside the water and phospho­rescence added to the brilliance.

From Project Gutenberg

Moonlight ignited inside the water and phospho­rescence added to the brilliance.

From Project Gutenberg

The tennis ball represents the head “phospho” group and each string represents a hydrocarbon tail. 

From Scientific American