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From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
white phosphorus
n.
(lb en chemistry) The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a
yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously
combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used
as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
white phosphorus
n.
(lb en chemistry) The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a
yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously
combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used
as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
white phosphorus
n.
(lb en chemistry) The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a
yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously
combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used
as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
white phosphorus
n.
(lb en chemistry) The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a
yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously
combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used
as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
white phosphorus /wˈaɪt fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/
weißer/gelber/farbloser Phosphor
see: phosphorus, red phosphorus, violet phosphorus, black phosphorus
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
white phosphorus /wˈaɪt fˈɒsfɔːɹəs/
valkoinen fosfori
most common allotrope of phosphorus
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