Phosphorus
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- possessive
- Phosphorus's
- pluralpossessive
- Phosphoruses'