noun
- 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.
- synonyms: phosphorus, atomic number 15
- The 16th letter of the Roman alphabet. .
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