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phosphorus bottle

phosphorus bottle noun: an early form of friction match involving a splint tipped with sulfur dipped into a bottle of phosphorous and then ignited by friction.

Noun

phosphorus bottle (plural phosphorus bottles)

  1. (historical) An early form of friction match involving a splint tipped with sulfur dipped into a bottle of phosphorous and then ignited by friction.

Forms of phosphorus bottle

pluralphosphorus bottles

Questions about phosphorus bottle

What does phosphorus bottle mean?
Phosphorus bottle means an early form of friction match involving a splint tipped with sulfur dipped into a bottle of phosphorous and then ignited by friction.
What part of speech is phosphorus bottle?
Phosphorus bottle is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorus bottle?
The plural of phosphorus bottle is phosphorus bottles.

Words near phosphorus bottle in the dictionary

  1. phosphorthioate
  2. phosphorthioates
  3. phosphortungsten
  4. phosphoruria
  5. phosphorus
  6. phosphorus bottle
  7. phosphorus bottles
  8. phosphorus cachexia
  9. phosphorus cycle
  10. phosphorus cycles
  11. phosphorus match

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