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phosphorus, P, atomic number 15 | 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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morning star, daystar, Phosphorus, Lucifer, Eosphorus | a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky |