Meaning of white phosphorus | Babel Free
Definitions
The most common allotrope of phosphorus; a yellow-white waxy solid that is insoluble in water and spontaneously combusts on exposure to air to form clouds of phosphorus pentoxide; used as a military smokescreen and as an incendiary weapon.
uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
weißer Phosphor
Suomi
valkoinen fosfori
Nederlands
witte fosfor
Русский
бе́лый фо́сфор
Svenska
vit fosfor
Українська
бі́лий фо́сфор
Examples
“The IDF spokesperson provided no comment on whether it had halted the practice, or the reported use of white phosphorus in Gaza, a densely populated area and home to more than 2 million people.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.