phosphorus
noun#27,937
Translations
- 明けの明星あけのみょうじょう
- 黄燐おうりん
- りんりん
- 赤リンせきりん
English definition
- a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells
Examples
- Phosphorus provides nourishment for cyanobacteria (blue algae) which multiply and release toxins.
- Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulfur and selenium are nonmetals.