Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun p
2 senses of p
Sense 1
phosphorus, P, atomic number 15 -- (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)
=> chemical element, element -- (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)
Sense 2
P, p -- (the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet)
=> letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")