white phosphorus

English

Noun

white phosphorus (uncountable)

(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.

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Translations

most common allotrope of phosphorus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 白磷 (zh) (báilín)

Finnish: valkoinen fosfori
Russian: please add this translation if you can

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