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Meanings of phosphorus in English

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Chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15.

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        Portuguese
        estrela do dia
        Catalan
        estrella del matí

        A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky.

              estrela do dia

              Divine epithet, light-bearer, used of Artemis.

                    NIOSH analytical method.

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                          Usage of phosphorus in English
                          1
                          Nitrogen and phosphorus are the nutrients of most concern to New Zealand.
                          Radio NZ
                          2
                          For it is the sulphur and phosphorus that make the iron brittle.
                          The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of ...
                          3
                          The first suggestion was phosphorus, in the chemist's sense of the word.
                          The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
                          4
                          The phosphorus burnt clean through my pocket and fell on the ground.
                          On the Track
                          5
                          Reasons for interindividual variation in steady-state serum phosphorus concentrations are largely unknown.
                          Pubmed
                          6
                          Composting toilets add nutrients for local farmland for lacking nitrogen and phosphorus.
                          BBC
                          7
                          Nitrogen and phosphorus in agricultural runoff stimulates algae growth in the Gulf.
                          Reuters
                          8
                          It is an important source of magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus and zinc.
                          The South African
                          9
                          The old puddling process was more capable of removing phosphorus and sulphur.
                          The Harris-Ingram Experiment
                          10
                          This was accordingly done, and the water and phosphorus were swallowed together.
                          Miracle Mongers and Their Methods / A Complete Exposé of the Mod...
                          11
                          It is also formed when phosphorus pentoxide is treated with cold water:
                          An Elementary Study of Chemistry
                          12
                          In his writings are found formulae for extracting phosphorus, manganese, and bismuth.
                          History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
                          13
                          As it passed its hand over my face I distinctly smelt phosphorus.
                          Preliminary Report of the Commission Appointed by the University...
                          14
                          We heat it to 500 F., and it becomes common phosphorus again.
                          Medical Essays, 1842-1882
                          15
                          There may be other transmutations possible besides those of phosphorus and sulphur.
                          Medical Essays, 1842-1882
                          16
                          Pencroft had not struck hard enough, fearing to rub off the phosphorus.
                          The Mysterious Island
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