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PHOSPHOROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Containing or characteristic of phosphorus
Example:
phosphoric acid
Synonyms:
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
phosphorus (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)
Derivation:
phosphorus (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)
Context examples:
And because whitlockite can be dissolved in water and contains phosphorous, an essential element for life on Earth — and merrillite appears to be common to many Martian meteorites — the study could also have implications for the possibility of life on Mars.
(New Evidence for A Water-Rich History on Mars, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Treatment is aimed at restoring the balance of calcium and phosphorous.
(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Cyanobacteria rely on nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous, which they must get from their environment.
(Research reveals harmful algal blooms' daily cycles, National Science Foundation)
Phosphine is a molecule made from one phosphorous and three hydrogen atoms, which normally do not prefer to come together.
(Poisonous Earthly Molecule May Be Sign of Extraterrestrial Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The researchers noticed that the levels of phosphorous and iron, nutrients important for life, changed significantly in North Pacific gyre surface waters during the three decades of the study.
(North Pacific Ocean fertilized by iron in Asian dust, National Science Foundation)
The parathyroid glands make parathyroid hormone (PTH), which helps your body keep the right balance of calcium and phosphorous.
(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Or if lightning hit somewhere that had phosphorous, or a meteor had a phosphorous content, could it generate an impact to make phosphine?
(Poisonous Earthly Molecule May Be Sign of Extraterrestrial Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
