Phosphorus

Example Sentences

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This includes phosphorus and nitrogen from the Middle East, she added.

From Barron's

I found out later that it glowed because it had sucked phosphorus from the ground up into the wood and held the light from day all night.

From Literature

Also included in the order was the same protection to producers of glyphosate, an herbicide used in agricultural production, which relies on phosphorus as a “crucial precursor element” in its manufacturing.

From Salon

It turned out to be the chemical phosphorus, known to light up when it hits the air.

From Literature

The team studied short chains of phosphorus atoms that naturally arrange themselves at specific angles on a silver surface.

From Science Daily