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  1. phosphorus:


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Detailed Synonyms for phosphorus in English

phosphorus:

phosphorus [the ~] noun

  1. the phosphorus
    the phosphorus
  2. the phosphorus
    – 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 1
    the phosphorus; the P; the 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 1

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Related Definitions for "phosphorus":

  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 forms1