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  phosphorus
  Symbol: P
  Atomic number: 15
  Atomic weight: 30.9738
  Non-metallic element belonging to group 15 of the periodic table. Has a
  multiple allotropic forms. Essential element for living organisms. It was
  discovered by Brandt in 1669.
  
  

  Phosphorus \Phos"phor*us\ (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[u^]s), n.; pl.
     Phosphori (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[imac]). [L., the morning star,
     Gr. fwsfo`ros, lit., light bringer; fw^s light + fe`rein to
     bring.]
     1. The morning star; Phosphor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen
        group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy
        substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell;
        this waxy allotropic form is also called yellow
        phosphorus, to distinguish it from another allotropic
        form, red phosphorus. It is very active chemically, must
        be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at
        ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its
        name. It always occurs combined, usually in phosphates, as
        in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the
        composition on the tips of friction matches, and for many
        other purposes. The molecule contains four atoms. Symbol
        P. Atomic weight 31.0.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Chem.) Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like
        phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Bologna phosphorus (Chem.), sulphide of barium, which
        shines in the dark after exposure to light; -- so called
        because this property was discovered by a resident of
        Bologna. The term is sometimes applied to other compounds
        having similar properties.
  
     Metallic phosphorus (Chem.), an allotropic modification of
        phosphorus, obtained as a gray metallic crystalline
        substance, having very inert chemical properties. It is
        obtained by heating ordinary phosphorus in a closed vessel
        at a high temperature.
  
     Phosphorus disease (Med.), a disease common among workers
        in phosphorus, giving rise to necrosis of the jawbone, and
        other symptoms.
  
     Red phosphorus, or Amorphous phosphorus (Chem.), an
        allotropic modification of phosphorus, obtained as a dark
        red powder by heating ordinary phosphorus in closed
        vessels. It is not poisonous, is not phosphorescent, and
        is only moderately active chemically. It is valuable as a
        chemical reagent, and is used in the composition of the
        friction surface on which safety matches are ignited.
  
     Solar phosphori (Chem.), phosphorescent substances which
        shine in the dark after exposure to the sunlight or other
        intense light.
  
     yellow phosphorus (Chem.), the waxy yellow allotropic form
        of elemental phosphorus. See also phosphorus[2].
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

  Phosphorus \Phos"phor*us\, n.; pl. Phosphori. [L., the morning
     star, Gr. ?, lit., light bringer; ? light + ? to bring.]
     1. The morning star; Phosphor.
  
     2. (Chem.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen
        group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy
        substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It
        is very active chemically, must be preserved under water,
        and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures,
        giving a faint glow, -- whence its name. It always occurs
        compined, usually in phosphates, as in the mineral
        apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the composition on
        the tips of friction matches, and for many other purposes.
        The molecule contains four atoms. Symbol P. Atomic weight
        31.0.
  
     3. (Chem.) Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like
        phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies.
  
     Bologna phosphorus (Chem.), sulphide of barium, which
        shines in the dark after exposure to light; -- so called
        because this property was discovered by a resident of
        Bologna. The term is sometimes applied to other compounds
        having similar properties.
  
     Metallic phosphorus (Chem.), an allotropic modification of
        phosphorus, obtained as a gray metallic crystalline
        substance, having very inert chemical properties. It is
        obtained by heating ordinary phosphorus in a closed vessel
        at a high temperature.
  
     Phosphorus disease (Med.), a disease common among workers
        in phosphorus, giving rise to necrosis of the jawbone, and
        other symptoms.
  
     Red, or Amorphous, phosphorus (Chem.), an allotropic
        modification of phosphorus, obtained as a dark red powder
        by heating ordinary phosphorus in closed vessels. It is
        not poisonous, is not phosphorescent, and is only
        moderately active chemically. It is valuable as a chemical
        reagent, and is used in the composition of the friction
        surface on which safety matches are ignited.
  
     Solar phosphori (Chem.), phosphorescent substances which
        shine in the dark after exposure to the sunlight or other
        intense light.

  phosphorus
       n 1: 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 [syn: P,
             atomic number 15]
       2: a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the
          eastern sky [syn: morning star, daystar]

  phosphorus
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο φωσφόρος

  phosphorus
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q674)(lb en chemistry) a chemical element (''symbol''
  P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
     2 (lb en obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a
  phosphor

  Phosphorus
     n.
     1 (n-g: A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in
  Greek mythology of the planet Venus.)
     2 (n-g: An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus
  when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).)

  phosphorus
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q674)(lb en chemistry) a chemical element (''symbol''
  P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
     2 (lb en obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a
  phosphor

  Phosphorus
     n.
     1 (n-g: A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in
  Greek mythology of the planet Venus.)
     2 (n-g: An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus
  when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).)

  phosphorus
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q674)(lb en chemistry) a chemical element (''symbol''
  P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
     2 (lb en obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a
  phosphor

  Phosphorus
     n.
     1 (n-g: A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in
  Greek mythology of the planet Venus.)
     2 (n-g: An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus
  when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).)

  phosphorus
     n.
     1 (senseid en Q674)(lb en chemistry) a chemical element (''symbol''
  P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
     2 (lb en obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a
  phosphor

  Phosphorus
     n.
     1 (n-g: A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in
  Greek mythology of the planet Venus.)
     2 (n-g: An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus
  when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).)

  phosphorus
     Englanti n.
     fosfori

  phosphorus
     Latin n.
     (tagg kat=grundämnen språk=la) fosfor

  Phosphorus /fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/
  الفسفور

  phosphorus //ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs// //ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs// //ˈfɒs.fɹəs// 
  фо́сфор, фосфор
  element

  phosphorus /fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/ 
  fosfor

  phosphorus /fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/
  Phosphor  [chem.] P,  /pˈiː/
   see: white phosphorus, red phosphorus, violet phosphorus, black phosphorus
  

  phosphorus //ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs// //ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs// //ˈfɒs.fɹəs// 
  fosfori
  element

  phosphorus /fɔsfərəs/
  phosphore

  phosphorus /fɔsfərəs/
  fosfar

  phosphorus /fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/ 
  1. फासफ़ोरस
        "Phosphorus is a non-metalic substance which appears luminous in the dark."

  phosphorus /fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/
  fosfor

  phosphorus /fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/
  foszfor

  phosphorus //ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs// //ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs// //ˈfɒs.fɹəs// 
  リン, 燐
  element

  phosphorus /fɔsfərəs/
  fosforas

  phosphorus /fɔsfərəs/
  fosfor

  phosphorus //ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs// //ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs// //ˈfɒs.fɹəs// 
  fosfor
  element

  phosphorus /ˈfɒsfərəs/ 
    fosforyzujący

  phosphorus /fɔsfərəs/
  fósforo

  phosphorus //ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs// //ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs// //ˈfɒs.fɹəs// 
  fosfor
  element

  phosphorus /fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/
  1. fosfor.

  
/ˈfɑsfɝəs/

  n. 磷;

     n. 磷