Phosphorus Definition & Meaning

phosphorus
noun
  1. 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
  2. a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky

"Phosphorus" in song lyrics

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  • "before they break me in phosphorus"
    Bizzy Bone f/ Heaven — All We Can Be
  • "even though I'm on fire and my skins burning like phosphorus"
    Time — Images of Two Dead Spaniards
  • "red phosphorus"
    AOL — AOL

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