The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Phosphoryl \Phos"phor*yl\ (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[i^]l), n. [Phosphorus + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
P.O. n 1: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army [syn: petty officer, PO, P.O.]