phosphorus
phosp·ho·rus
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
Phrases
- Baldwin's phosphorus
- black phosphorus
- Bologna phosphorus
- Bolognian phosphorus
- Bononian phosphorus
- Canton's phosphorus
- Hittorf's phosphorus
- Homberg's phosphorus
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