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black phosphorus

black phosphorus noun: the least reactive of the allotropes of phosphorus; it has no significant commercial use.

Noun

black phosphorus (uncountable)

  1. The least reactive of the allotropes of phosphorus; it has no significant commercial use.

Questions about black phosphorus

What does black phosphorus mean?
Black phosphorus means the least reactive of the allotropes of phosphorus; it has no significant commercial use.
What part of speech is black phosphorus?
Black phosphorus is a noun.

Words near black phosphorus in the dictionary

  1. black persimmon
  2. Black Pete
  3. Black Peter
  4. Black Peters
  5. Black Petes
  6. black phosphorus
  7. black piedra
  8. black pill
  9. black pilled
  10. black piller
  11. black pillers

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