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Definitions of phosphorus
  1. noun
    a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
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  2. 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

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Definition that contains phosphorus
  • rickets childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus
  • phosphorous containing or characteristic of phosphorus
  • apatite a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus
  • phosphoric containing or characteristic of phosphorus
  • parathormone hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting
  • osteomalacia abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
  • parathyroid hormone hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting
  • triphosphopyridine a pyridine ring with three phosphorus groups
  • basic iron pig iron containing a high percentage of phosphorus; used in making steel by a process that removes the phosphorus
  • phosphor bronze a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears
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