phosphorus content

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phosphorus
noun[U]
uk
/ˈfɒs.fər.əs/us
/ˈfɑːs.fɚ.əs/
a poisonous chemical element that is usually yellowish-white or sometimes red or black in colour, shines in the dark, and burns when in ...
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content
adjective[after verb]
uk
/kənˈtent/us
/kənˈtent/
pleased with your situation and not hoping for change ...
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Grain yields (0.6-2.4 t/ha) with a mean seed crude protein andphosphoruscontentof 25.3 and 0.46 g/kg, respectively, were obtained.
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In the present experiments, the totalphosphoruscontentdid not change with time of incubation, nor with the application of inhibitors (data not shown).
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At the beginning of the experiment no differences were found in the height, branching, leaf number, foliar phenolics, nitrogen orphosphoruscontentof seedlings between treatments.
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Thephosphoruscontentmay have been due to the use of high-phosphorus ores or the use of coal in smithing.
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Thephosphoruscontentincreases from about 0.5 weight% in infancy to 0.651.1 weight% in adults.
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This also suggests that other varieties may be high, especially when the highphosphoruscontentis considered as a signal of possible phytate.
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This bill would limitphosphoruscontentin dishwashing detergents statewide to 0.5 percent over the next six years.
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Thisphosphoruscontentwas also only about one tenth of the cells' average arsenic content (0.19 0.25% by dry weight).
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His first academic article was a paper onphosphoruscontentin muscles published in 1899.
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Figure 5 depicts the effectphosphoruscontenthas on ferromagnetic properties.
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Around that time he published his first research article, a paper onphosphoruscontentin muscles.
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Increasing thephosphoruscontentincreases the electrical resistivity of the film.
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Thephosphoruscontentin electroless nickel coatings can range from 2% to 13%.
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In case of phosphorus-doped core fibers, attenuation increases linearly with increasingphosphoruscontentand these fibers do not reach saturation.
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He also showed that nodulation increased from humid to arid areas, in relation with decreasing nitrogen and increasing phosphorus contents of the soil.
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If the mating surfaces are both electroless nickel, optimum performance is achieved if the surfaces in contact have dissimilar properties, such asphosphoruscontentor hardness.
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Because the small-scale and home systems use a varied mix of feedstocks, the nitrogen, potassium andphosphoruscontentof the resulting vermicompost will also be inconsistent.
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During spring run off or during a heavy rain, the phosphorus may leach into ponds, streams, and rivers increasing thephosphoruscontent, an essential nutrient for algae growth.
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Due to its high phosphorus contents, it was too brittle.
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