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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
Related source terms
phosphorusatomic number 15
Other meanings
2. noun
the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
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This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 14649197-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.