phosphorus

  • 81phosphorus cachexia — noun a wasting disease caused by exposure to phosphorus …

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  • 82phosphorus ylide — noun A molecule of phosphorus that contains both covalent and ionic bonds …

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  • 83phosphorus match — noun any of several early form of matches tipped with white phosphorus …

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  • 84phosphorus necrosis — noun an occupational disease once common in phosphorus match workers …

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  • 85phosphorus poisoning — noun poisoning due to the presence of phosphorus; a classic symptom is phossy jaw …

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  • 86phosphorus pentoxide — noun the compound, PO, formed by the spontaneous combustion of white phosphorus in air; it reacts violently with water to form phosphoric acid and is used as a powerful desiccating agent …

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  • 87phosphorus necrosis — necrosis of the jaw, sometimes associated with deposition of new subperiosteal bone, occurring in workers exposed to yellow phosphorus fumes. Called also phosphonecrosis and phossy jaw …

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  • 88phosphorus grenade — small explosive which scatters bits of phosphorus in order to cause fires and scorching …

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  • 89phosphorus cycle — /ˈfɒsfərəs saɪkəl/ (say fosfuhruhs suykuhl) noun the biogeochemical cycle in which phosphorus, an essential nutrient for plants and animals, is transferred from living things to rocks, sediments, and the ocean floor and then back to living things …

  • 90phosphorus salt — fosforo druska statusas T sritis chemija formulė NaNH₄HPO₄·4H₂O atitikmenys: angl. microcosmic salt; phosphorus salt rus. фосфорная соль …

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