Phosphorus synonyms

fŏs'fər-əs

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potassium (related)
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nitrate (related)
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ammonia (related)
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sulphate (related)
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nutrient (related)
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sulphur (related)
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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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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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Find another word for phosphorus. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for phosphorus, like: potassium, nitrate, ammonia, sulphate, nutrient, sulphur, lucifer, morning-star, daystar, p and atomic number 15.
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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).

  • For rails of basic open-hearth steel, which is rapidly ousting Bessemer steel, the Civil Engineers' specifications allowed from o 65 to 0-75% of carbon with 0-05% of phosphorus, while the specifications of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association provided for a range of 0.75 to 0-85% of carbon, with a maximum of 0.03% of phosphorus.

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

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