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phosphorus bottles

phosphorus bottles is the plural of phosphorus bottle.

Meaning of phosphorus bottle

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.

Questions about phosphorus bottles

What is phosphorus bottles the plural of?
Phosphorus bottles is the plural of phosphorus bottle.

Words near phosphorus bottles in the dictionary

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

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