Meaning of phosphoret | Babel Free

Definitions

A compound of phosphorus that does not include oxygen.

Examples

“The phosphoret of platina detonates frongly when it is thrown on nitre in fusion.”

“You only throw a piece of phosphoret of lime into a glass of water, and bubbles of fire immediately issue from it.”

“In the puddling furnace the phosphorus exists as a metallic phosphoret.”

“Iron is capable of combining with phosphorus; but the proportions of the elements of phosphoret of iron have not been ascertained; nor is it known whether more than one compound of this kind exists.”

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