Phosphorus

Meaning

Noun

●

In Chemistry:

a

chemical element

(symbol P) with an

of 15, that

in several

forms.

●

any

phosphorescence

; a phosphor

Name

●

A

sometimes used for Hesperus, the

personification

in Greek

of the

Venus.

●

An Ancient Greek

the

(the

Venus when it is

in the

before sunrise).

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Origin

phosphorus

English

phosphorus

Latin

φωσφόρος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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