phosphorus
See also: Phosphorus
English
| Chemical element | |
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| P | |
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fŏsʹfə-rəs, fŏsʹfrəs, IPA(key): /ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs/, /ˈfɒs.fɹəs/
- (US) enPR: fäsʹfər-əs, IPA(key): /ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs/
Audio (General American): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Homophones: phosphorous, Phosphorus
Noun
phosphorus (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoruses or phosphori)
- (chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.
- (obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.
Usage notes
- Do not confuse phosphorus with phosphorous, which is an adjective.
Derived terms
- Baldwin's phosphorus
- black phosphorus
- Bolognian phosphorus, Bologna phosphorus
- Bononian phosphorus
- Canton's phosphorus
- diphosphorus
- foss, phos, phoss
- fossy, phossy
- Hittorf's phosphorus
- Homberg's phosphorus
- mercurial phosphorus
- Montalbano's phosphorus
- phosphane
- phosphonium
- phosphorate
- phosphorent
- phosphoreous
- phosphoresce
- phosphoriferous
- phosphorite
- phosphoro-
- phosphorolysis
- phosphorus-31
- phosphorus bottle
- phosphorus cachexia
- phosphorus chloride
- phosphorus cycle
- phosphorus liver
- phosphorus match
- phosphorus necrosis
- phosphorus oxybromide
- phosphorus oxychloride
- phosphorus oxynitride
- phosphorus paste
- phosphorus pentabromide
- phosphorus pentachloride
- phosphorus pentafluoride
- phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus pentasulphide
- phosphorus pentoxide
- phosphorus poisoning
- phosphorus sesquisulfide, phosphorus sesquisulphide
- phosphorus steel
- phosphorus tribromide
- phosphorus trichloride
- phosphorus trifluoride
- phosphorus trihydride
- phosphorus triiodide
- phosphorus ylide
- phosphoryl
- phosph-, phospho-
- phossy jaw
- red phosphorus
- violet phosphorus
- white phosphorus
- yellow phosphorus
Related terms
- phosphate
- phosphatization
- phosphatized
- phosphatizing
- phosphide
- phosphine
- phosphite
- phosphor
- phosphoreal, phosphorial
- phosphoresce
- phosphorescence
- phosphorescent
- phosphoretic
- phosphorgummite
- phosphoric
- phosphorise, phosphorize
- phosphorism
- Phosphorist
- phosphorous
- phosphor-roesslerite, phosphorrösslerite
- phosphoruria, phosphuria
- Phosphorus
- phosphure
- phosphuret
- phosphureted
Translations
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See also
Latin
| Chemical element | |
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| P | |
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “light-bearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʰoːs.pʰɔ.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔs.fo.rus]
Noun
phōsphorus m (genitive phōsphorī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | phōsphorus | phōsphorī |
| genitive | phōsphorī | phōsphorōrum |
| dative | phōsphorō | phōsphorīs |
| accusative | phōsphorum | phōsphorōs |
| ablative | phōsphorō | phōsphorīs |
| vocative | phōsphore | phōsphorī |