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noun - a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells
noun - a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
P A highly reactive, poisonous, nonmetallic element occurring naturally in phosphates, especially apatite, and existing in three allotropic forms, white (or sometimes yellow), red, and black.
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| It's important in bone-building, & the red type of it will light your fire on a matchstick |
| Around 1680 this element, symbol P, got its name meaning "morning star" or "light bearer" |
| Your bones don't glow in the dark, but they do contain this "light-bringing" element that makes up 1% of you |
| Just over 1% of your body weight is P--this element |
| Atomic element 15; it's the only element to fit the category |
| Peas contain this bone-building material whose name is from the Greek for "light-bearing" |
| The red form of this element that glows in the dark is used in the production of matches |
| Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body while this is 2nd |
| The name of this chemical element is from the Greek for "light-bearing" |
| The discovery of this element in 1669 has led to a lot of friction -- in matches |
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| the chemical element of atomic number 15, a poisonous, combustible non-metal which exists in two common allotropic forms, iwhite phosphorusi, a yellowish waxy solid which ignites spontaneously in air and glows in the dark, and ired phosphorusi, a less reactive form used in making matches. |
| A highly reactive, poisonous, nonmetallic element occurring naturally in phosphates, especially apatite, and existing in three allotropic forms, white (or sometimes yellow), red, and black. An essential constituent of protoplasm, it is used in safety matches, pyrotechnics, incendiary shells, and fertilizers and to protect metal surfaces from corrosion. Atomic number 15 atomic weight 30.9738 melting point (white) 44.1C boiling point 280C specific gravity (white) 1.82 valence 3, 5. See Table at element. |
| A phosphorescent substance. |
| 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 |
| a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky |
| a poisonous chemical element that is usually yellowish-white or sometimes red or black in colour, shines in the dark, and burns when in the air |
| a poisonous, yellow-white chemical element that shines in the dark and burns when in the air |
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Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15. Elemental phosphorus exists in two major forms, white phosphorus and red phosphorus, but because it is highly reactive, phosphorus is never found as a free element on Earth. It has a concentration in the Earth's crust of about one gram per kilogram (compare copper at about 0.06 grams). With few exceptions, minerals containing phosphorus are in the maximally oxidized state as inorganic phosphate rocks. * Elemental phosphorus was first isolated (as white phosphorus) in 1669 and emitted a faint glow when exposed to oxygen hence the name, taken from Greek mythology, meaning "light-bearer" (Latin Lucifer), referring to the "Morning Star", the planet Venus (or Mercury). The term "phosphorescence", meaning glow after illumination, derives from this property of phosphorus, although the word has since been used for a different physical process that produces a glow. The glow of phosphorus is caused by oxidation of the white (bu |