Phosphorus

Example Sentences

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Because the sediment is rich in organic matter and nutrients like phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium, it can store these compounds and potentially release them back into the environment over time.

From Science Daily

"One can for example add functional groups on the surface or substitute specific nitrogen or carbon atoms with oxygen or phosphorus atoms."

From Science Daily

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