phosphorus
IPA: fˈɑsfɝʌs
noun
- (chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
- (obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor
- A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus.
- An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).
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Examples of "phosphorus" in Sentences
- This was due to the use of white phosphorus.
- They are the phosphorus analogs of carbenes and nitrenes.
- Bone ash was the major source of phosphorus until the 1840s.
- The phosphorus cation is very similar to the nitrogen cation.
- The following example describes the determination of phosphorus.
- In 2003 the lake was treated with alum to encapsulate the phosphorus.
- Phosphorus sesquisulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula 43.
- Phosphorus pentachloride is the chemical compound with the formula PCl5.
- The reduction of yellow phosphorus is effected in the electrothermal furnace.
- The metallurgical properties of alloys depend on the percentage of phosphorus.
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