| 单词 | white phosphorus |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite phosphorus white phosphorus n. [in sense (a) after German weißer Phosphor (1843 in the passage translated in quot. 1849, or earlier)] Chemistry †(a) phosphorus which has developed a thin white crust, typically as a result of having been stored underwater (obsolete); (b) the white, waxy solid that is the most common form of phosphorus (see phosphorus n. 3); frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > phosphorus > [noun] > allotropes yellow phosphorus1799 white phosphorus1849 Willie Peter1963 Willie Pete1972 the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > phosphorus > [noun] > incrustation white phosphorus1849 1849 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. II. v. 107 Phosphorus, kept under water…gradually becomes covered with an opaque crust which..afterwards turns white... This white phosphorus retains its original appearance when dried over oil of vitriol. 1884 E. Frankland & F. R. Japp Inorg. Chem. xxx. 371 Amorphous phosphorus, prepared by any of the above methods, invariably contains a small quantity of white phosphorus, the presence of which renders the product dangerously inflammable. 1968 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Jrnl. 6 Mar. a10/5 A large percentage of burns are caused by American napalm and white phosphorus. 1976 New Yorker 15 Mar. 80/3 Two white-phosphorus rounds were exploded over the landing zone to indicate the ‘all clear’. 2010 Morning Star (Nexis) 10 Nov. If knowingly bombing populated areas with white phosphorus does not stem from the same mentality as the gas chambers did I would like to know the difference. < as lemmas |
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