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Definition of phosphorus
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Phosphorus
(n.) A
poisonous
nonmetallic
element
of the
nitrogen
group,
obtained
as a
white,
or
yellowish,
translucent
waxy
substance,
having
a
characteristic
disagreeable
smell.
It is very
active
chemically,
must be
preserved
under
water,
and
unites
with
oxygen
even at
ordinary
temperatures,
giving
a faint glow, --
whence
its name. It
always
occurs
compined,
usually
in
phosphates,
as in the
mineral
apatite,
in
bones,
etc. It is used in the
composition
on the tips of
friction
matches,
and for man
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Organogen
::
Organogen
(n.) A name given to any one of the four
elements,
carbon,
hydrogen,
oxygen,
and
nitrogen,
which are
especially
characteristic
ingredients
of
organic
compounds;
also, by
extension,
to other
elements
sometimes
found in the same
connection;
as
sulphur,
phosphorus,
etc..
Noctiluca
::
Noctiluca
(n.) That which
shines
at
night;
-- a
fanciful
name for
phosphorus.
Cast Iron
::
Cast iron ()
Highly
carbonized
iron, the
direct
product
of the blast
furnace;
-- used for
making
castings,
and for
conversion
into
wrought
iron and
steel.
It can not be
welded
or
forged,
is
brittle,
and
sometimes
very hard.
Besides
carbon,
it
contains
sulphur,
phosphorus,
silica,
etc..
Match
::
Match (n.)
Anything
used for
catching
and
retaining
or
communicating
fire, made of some
substance
which takes fire
readily,
or
remains
burning
some time; esp., a small strip or
splint
of wood
dipped
at one end in a
substance
which can be
easily
ignited
by
friction,
as a
preparation
of
phosphorus
or
chlorate
of
potassium..
Schreibersite
::
Schreibersite
(n.) A
mineral
occurring
in
steel-gray
flexible
folia.
It
contains
iron,
nickel,
and
phosphorus,
and is found only in
meteoric
iron..
Phosphorized
::
Phosphorized
(a.)
Containing,
or
impregnated
with,
phosphorus..
Phosphorate
::
Phosphorate
(v. t.) To
impregnate,
or
combine,
with
phosphorus
or its
compounds;
as,
phosphorated
oil..
Tetratomic
::
Tetratomic
(a.)
Consisting
of four
atoms;
having
four atoms in the
molecule,
as
phosphorus
and
arsenic..
Phosphorus
::
Phosphorus
(n.) A
poisonous
nonmetallic
element
of the
nitrogen
group,
obtained
as a
white,
or
yellowish,
translucent
waxy
substance,
having
a
characteristic
disagreeable
smell.
It is very
active
chemically,
must be
preserved
under
water,
and
unites
with
oxygen
even at
ordinary
temperatures,
giving
a faint glow, --
whence
its name. It
always
occurs
compined,
usually
in
phosphates,
as in the
mineral
apatite,
in
bones,
etc. It is used in the
composition
on the tips of
friction
matches,
and for man
Metalloid
::
Metalloid
(n.) Now, one of
several
elementary
substances
which in the free state are
unlike
metals,
and whose
compounds
possess
or
produce
acid,
rather
than
basic,
properties;
a
nonmetal;
as,
boron,
carbon,
phosphorus,
nitrogen,
oxygen,
sulphur,
chlorine,
bromine,
etc., are
metalloids..
Phosphor-bronze
::
Phosphor-bronze
(n.) A
variety
of
bronze
possessing
great
hardness,
elasticity,
and
toughness,
obtained
by
melting
copper
with tin
phosphide.
It
contains
one or two per cent of
phosphorus
and from five to
fifteen
per cent of tin..
Phosphorus
::
Phosphorus
(n.) The
morning
star;
Phosphor.
Phosphureted
::
Phosphureted
(a.)
Impregnated,
or
combined,
with
phosphorus..
Phosphatic
::
Phosphatic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
containing,
phosphorus,
phosphoric
acid, or
phosphates;
as,
phosphatic
nodules..
Phosphorus
::
Phosphorus
(n.)
Hence,
any
substance
which
shines
in the dark like
phosphorus,
as
certain
phosphorescent
bodies..
Phosphoric
::
Phosphoric
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
phosphorus;
resembling,
or
containing,
from us;
specifically,
designating
those
compounds
in which
phosphorus
has a
higher
valence
as
contrasted
with the
phosphorous
compounds..
Phosphoresce
::
Phosphoresce
(v. i.) To shine as
phosphorus;
to be
phosphorescent;
to emit a
phosphoric
light.
Passive
::
Passive
(a.)
Inactive;
inert;
not
showing
strong
affinity;
as, red
phosphorus
is
comparatively
passive..
Sulphosalt
::
Sulphophosphorous
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
designating,
a
hypothetical
acid of
phosphorus,
analogous
to
phosphorous
acid, and known in its
salts..
Phospham
::
Phospham
(n.) An inert
amorphous
white
powder,
PN2H,
obtained
by
passing
ammonia
over
heated
phosphorus..
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