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Homberg's phosphorus

Homberg's phosphorus noun: a poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating calcium chloride.

Noun

Homberg's phosphorus (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating calcium chloride.
    • and Homberg found, that if it (muriate of lime) was urged by a violent heat till it condensed, on cooling, into a vitreous mass, it emitted a phosphoric light upon being struck by any hard body, in which state it was called Homberg's phosphorus1829, Thomas Curtis, The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical

Origin of Homberg's phosphorus

Named after its discoverer, the German chemist Wilhelm Homberg.

Questions about Homberg's phosphorus

What does Homberg's phosphorus mean?
Homberg's phosphorus means a poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating calcium chloride.
What part of speech is Homberg's phosphorus?
Homberg's phosphorus is a noun.

Words near Homberg's phosphorus in the dictionary

  1. homarylamine
  2. Homas
  3. homatomic
  4. homatropine
  5. Homberg
  6. Homberg's phosphorus
  7. hombre
  8. hombres
  9. homburg
  10. Homburg hat
  11. Homburg hats

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