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P

UK/pʰiː/ US/p/ common slang uk us

noun

1.

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.

the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet

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  • p way
  • p-n junction

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