PHOSPHORUS


Meaning of PHOSPHORUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfäs-f(ə-)rəs ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phōsphoros light-bearing — more at phosphor

Date: 1645

1. : a phosphorescent substance or body ; especially : one that shines or glows in the dark

2. also phos·pho·rous same : a nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs widely especially as phosphates — see element table

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