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phosphorus vs chemical element

chemical element vs phosphorus

phosphorus and chemical element both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phosphorus Yes No No No
chemical element Yes No No No
As nouns, chemical element is a hypernym of phosphorus; that is, chemical element is a word with a broader meaning than phosphorus:
  • 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
  • chemical element: 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
Other hypernyms of phosphorus include element.
phosphorus (noun) chemical element (noun)
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 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
Difference between phosphorus and chemical element

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