Search Result:phosphorus
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋfɑsfәrәs 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊfɒsfәrәs 〕
Overview of noun phosphorus
The noun phosphorus has 2 senses
- phosphorus, P, 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)
- morning star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer -- (a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky)