Atomic_number_15WordNet Explorer

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

a common complex mineral consisting of calcium fluoride phosphate or calcium chloride phosphate; a source of phosphorus