Phosphorus
WordNet

noun


(1)   A planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
(2)   A multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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Etymology


From Latinised Greek , from < + .

Proper noun


Phosphorus (or Phosphor)
  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).
 
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