phosphorus
nounUK /ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs/ · US /ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
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Obsolete Any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor.
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althupite, Baldwin's phosphorus, black phosphorus, Bolognian phosphorus, Bologna phosphorus, Bononian phosphorus, Canton's phosphorus, cuprophosphorus, decaphosphorus, diphosphorus, ferrophosphorus, foss, phos, phoss, fossy, phossy, heptaphosphorus, hexaphosphorus, Hittorf's phosphorus, Homberg's phosphorus, mercurial phosphorus, Montalbano's phosphorus, nonaphosphorus, nonphosphorus, octaphosphorus, organophosphorus, pentaphosphorus, phosphane, phosphonium, phosphorate, phosphorene, phosphorent, phosphoreous, phosphoresce, phosphoriferous, phosphorite, phosphoro-, phosphorolysis, phosphorus-31, phosphorus bottle, phosphorus cachexia, phosphorus chloride, phosphorus cycle, phosphoruslike, phosphorus liver, phosphorus match, phosphorus necrosis, phosphorus oxybromide, phosphorus oxychloride, phosphorus oxynitride, phosphorus paste, phosphorus pentabromide, phosphorus pentachloride, phosphorus pentafluoride, phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus pentasulphide, phosphorus pentoxide, phosphorus poisoning, phosphorus sesquisulfide, phosphorus sesquisulphide, phosphorus steel, phosphorus tribromide, phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus trifluoride, phosphorus trihydride, phosphorus triiodide, phosphorus ylide, phosphoryl, phosph-, phospho-, phossy jaw, radiophosphorus, red phosphorus, tetraphosphorus, triphosphorus, violet phosphorus, white phosphorus, yellow phosphorus- Related terms
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phosphate, phosphatization, phosphatized, phosphatizing, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite, phosphor, phosphoreal, phosphorial, phosphoresce, phosphorescence, phosphorescent, phosphoretic, phosphorgummite, phosphoric, phosphorise, phosphorize, phosphorism, Phosphorist, phosphorous, phosphor-roesslerite, phosphorrösslerite, phosphoruria, phosphuria, Phosphorus, phosphure, phosphuret, phosphureted, ADP, AMP, ATP, bone-ash, smoking stool syndrome