Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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chemical element | Yes | No | No | No |
phosphorus | Yes | No | No | No |
chemical element (noun) | phosphorus (noun) |
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any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter | 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 |