About The Word P
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What's The Definition Of P?
[n] the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
[n] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for P: atomic number 15 | phosphorus Related Terms | Find terms related to P: See Also | alphabetic character | apatite | chemical element | element | letter | letter of the alphabet | Roman alphabet P In Webster's Dictionary \P\ (p[=e]),
the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal
consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into
which language the letter was brought, through the ancient
Greek, from the Ph[oe]nician, its probable origin being
Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f,
and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient,
receive. See {B}, {F}, and {M}. See Guide to Pronunciation,
[sect][sect] 247, 248, and 184-195.
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