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phosphorus

noun

  1. chemical element with atomic number 15
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɒsfərəs/ / /ˈfɑsfɚəs/ / /ˈfɒs.fə.ɹəs/ / /ˈfɒs.fɹəs/ / /ˈfɑs.fɚ.əs/

name

Etymology: From Latinised Greek Phosphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος (Phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

  1. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus.
  2. An Ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).

    “Near-synonyms: evening star, evenstar, Hesperus, Vesper, Venus”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus Borrowed from Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros, “the bearer of light”), from φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear, carry”).

  1. A chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.”

  2. Any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor.

    “For quotations using this term, see Citations:phosphorus.”