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phospho-, 
  1. Chemistrya combining form representing phosphorus in compound words:phosphoprotein.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] phosph-. Cf. phosphoro-. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
phospho-, (before a vowel)phosph-
  1. containing phosphorus: phosphocreatine
Etymology: from French, from phosphore phosphorus
'phospho-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ethephon - phosph- - phosphocreatine - phospholipid - phosphonium iodide - phosphoprotein - phosphoro-

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