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phosphorus |
Grep of noun phosphorus phosphorus Overview of noun phosphorus The noun phosphorus has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) phosphorus, P, atomic number 15 -- (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms) 2. morning star, daystar, Phosphorus -- (a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky) Overview of noun phosphorus The noun phosphorus has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) phosphorus, P, atomic number 15 -- (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms) 2. morning star, daystar, Phosphorus -- (a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky)
phosphorus definition