word
Phosphorus
FAH-sfur-uhs
/ˈfɑːsfɜːrʌs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
phosphorus
Dictionary meaning
A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells.
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