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phossy water

phossy water noun: a toxic liquid generated as a by-product of phosphorus processing.

Noun

phossy water (uncountable)

  1. A toxic liquid generated as a by-product of phosphorus processing.

Questions about phossy water

What does phossy water mean?
Phossy water means a toxic liquid generated as a by-product of phosphorus processing.
What part of speech is phossy water?
Phossy water is a noun.

Words near phossy water in the dictionary

  1. phosphylation
  2. phosphylene
  3. phosphylenes
  4. phossy
  5. phossy jaw
  6. phossy water
  7. phosvette
  8. phosvettes
  9. phosvitin
  10. phosvitins
  11. phot

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