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mercurial phosphorus

mercurial phosphorus noun: a glow produced by friction when mercury is shaken in an evacuated glass vessel; the luminous barometer.

Noun

mercurial phosphorus (uncountable)

  1. a glow produced by friction when mercury is shaken in an evacuated glass vessel; the luminous barometer
  2. a compound of mercury and phosphorus used to treat syphilis

Questions about mercurial phosphorus

What does mercurial phosphorus mean?
Mercurial phosphorus means a glow produced by friction when mercury is shaken in an evacuated glass vessel; the luminous barometer.
What part of speech is mercurial phosphorus?
Mercurial phosphorus is a noun.

Words near mercurial phosphorus in the dictionary

  1. Mercureans
  2. Mercures
  3. mercurial
  4. mercurial finger
  5. mercurial fingers
  6. mercurial phosphorus
  7. mercurialine
  8. mercurialisation
  9. mercurialise
  10. mercurialised
  11. mercurialises

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