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phosphorus paste

phosphorus paste noun: a paste of yellow phosphorus and water, mixed with flour and used as an insecticide and rat poison.

Noun

phosphorus paste (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorus pastes)

  1. A paste of yellow phosphorus and water, mixed with flour and used as an insecticide and rat poison.
  2. A paste of white phosphorus used to tip early matches.

Forms of phosphorus paste

pluralphosphorus pastes

Questions about phosphorus paste

What does phosphorus paste mean?
Phosphorus paste means a paste of yellow phosphorus and water, mixed with flour and used as an insecticide and rat poison.
What part of speech is phosphorus paste?
Phosphorus paste is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorus paste?
The plural of phosphorus paste is phosphorus pastes.

Words near phosphorus paste in the dictionary

  1. phosphorus cycles
  2. phosphorus match
  3. phosphorus matches
  4. phosphorus necrosis
  5. phosphorus oxynitride
  6. phosphorus paste
  7. phosphorus pastes
  8. phosphorus pentachloride
  9. phosphorus pentoxide
  10. phosphorus poisoning
  11. phosphorus poisonings

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