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phosphorus
  1. (chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
  2. (obsolete) any substance exhibiting phosphorescence; a phosphor
  3. Examples:
    1. “The chief sources of phosphorus in river water are the weathering of rocks and the leaching out of fertilizers from agricultural land.”
      “The gas excites the phosphorus, creating a light that glows for 10 years without batteries.”
      “In 1934 he used a radioisotope of phosphorus to study how human tissue absorbs phosphate.”
phosphorene
  1. (inorganic chemistry) A semiconductor allotropic form of phosphorus in the form of two-dimensional layers, with a quasi-flat hexagonal honeycomb structure of derivative of black phosphorus
phosphorimetry
  1. (chemistry) A form of fluorimetry in which phosphorescence of a sample is measured in conjunction with a pulsed source of radiation
phosphor
  1. (chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This invention relates to coated particles used as phosphor particles for a phosphor screen of a display and a coating method for such particles.”
      “The hub upon which the platter was mounted was phosphor bronze, and weighed an additional 17 pounds.”
      “The mercury excites the phosphor coating on interior of the tube when the arc is struck.”
phosphorescence
  1. The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The terms fluorescence and phosphorescence refer to specific characteristics of luminescent transitions.”
      “At night, the phosphorescence looks as if all the constellations in the inky sky have fallen into the deep.”
      “There are many familiar examples of fluorescence and phosphorescence in our daily lives.”
phosphoroscope
  1. (physics) Any of several devices used to measure phosphorescence, and to distinguish it from fluorescence
phosphorine
  1. (organic chemistry) An analogue of pyridine in which the nitrogen atom is replaced by one of phosphorus.
  2. Synonyms:
phosphoremia
  1. (pathology) The presence of phosphorus (typically as some form of phosphate) in the blood
phosphorane
  1. (chemistry) the hydride of phosphorus PH5 and any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives
phosphorism
phosphorgummite
  1. a form of gummite containing phosphorus
phosphorization
  1. Act or process of phosphorizing.
phosphorescent
  1. A phosphorescent substance.
phosphorescences
phosphorgummites
  1. plural of phosphorgummite
phosphorizations
  1. plural of phosphorization
phosphorescents
  1. plural of phosphorescent
phosphoroscopes
  1. plural of phosphoroscope
phosphorines
phosphoranes
  1. plural of phosphorane
phosphori
  1. plural of phosphorus
phosphoruses
  1. plural of phosphorus
phosphors
  1. plural of phosphor
  2. Examples:
    1. “Cerium is also used in the manufacture of lasers and phosphors used in cathode ray tubes.”
      “Fluorescent materials can be synthetic, such as phosphors, or occur in nature, for example, fluorescent minerals.”
      “To obtain good colour pictures on a TV screen, you need phosphors that produce rich, pure primaries.”
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