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
a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
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用作名词 (n.)
No animal or plant can exist without phosphorus. 没有一种动物或植物离开磷能够生存。
A stick of phosphorus fell on the floor. 一块磷条掉在地上。
美
['fɑːsfərəs]
