Phosphorus synonyms

fŏs'fər-əs

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potassium (related)
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nitrate (related)
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nutrient (related)
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ammonia (related)
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sulphate (related)
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sulphur (related)
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periodic-table (related)
A table in which the chemical elements are arranged in order of increasing atomic number. Elements with similar properties are arranged in the same column (called a group), and elements with the same number of electron shells are arranged in the same row (called a period).
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lucifer (related)
A figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12, generally identified with Satan.
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morning-star
(Less commonly) The planet Mercury as observed in the eastern sky around dawn.
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daystar
(Poetic) The Sun.
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p
Any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (p) of peace
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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
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phosphorous (related)
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sulfur (related)
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phosphate (related)
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manganese (related)
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nitrogen (related)
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magnesium (related)
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chlorophyll (related)
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selenium (related)
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iodine (related)
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sulfide (related)
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Find another word for phosphorus. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for phosphorus, like: potassium, nitrate, nutrient, ammonia, sulphate, sulphur, periodic-table, lucifer, morning-star, daystar and p.
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Phosphorus Sentence Examples

  • It may also be obtained by distilling nitric acid over phosphorus pentoxide.

  • Nuclein is a complex albuminoid substance containing phosphorus and iron in organic combination (Macallum).

  • Botanik (1898), 32; Lee, The Microtomists Vade Mecum (London, 1900); Macallum, On the Detection and Localization of Phosphorus in Animal and Vegetable Cells, Proc. Roy.

  • He burned phosphorus in air standing over mercury, and showed that (1) there was a limit to the amount of phosphorus which could be burned in the confined air, (2) that when no more phosphorus could be burned, one-fifth of the air had disappeared, (3) that the weight of the air lost was nearly equal to the difference in the weights of the white solid produced and the phosphorus burned, (4) that the density of the residual air was less than that of ordinary air.

  • It is a good solvent for sulphur, phosphorus, wax, iodine, &c. It dissociates when heated to a sufficiently high temperature.

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