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phosphorus

Phosphorus is a 10 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter S for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(n.) The morning star; Phosphor.
(n.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen group obtained as a white or yellowish translucent waxy substance having a characteristic disagreeable smell. It is very active chemically must be preserved under water and unites with oxygen even at ordinary temperatures giving a faint glow -- whence its name. It always occurs compined usually in phosphates as in the mineral apatite in bones etc. It is used in the composition on the tips of friction matches and for many other purposes. The molecule contains four atoms. Symbol P. Atomic weight 31.0.
(n.) Hence any substance which shines in the dark like phosphorus as certain phosphorescent bodies.

Syllable Information

The word phosphorus is a 10 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for phosphorus is: phos-pho-rus


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