phosphoret
English
Etymology
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Noun
phosphoret (plural phosphorets)
- A compound of phosphorus that does not include oxygen.
- 1802, The English Encyclopædia, page 18:
- The phosphoret of platina detonates frongly when it is thrown on nitre in fusion.
- 1853, Jane Marcet, Conversations on chemistry [by J. Marcet]., page 278:
- You only throw a piece of phosphoret of lime into a glass of water, and bubbles of fire immediately issue from it.
- 1875, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, page 338:
- In the puddling furnace the phosphorus exists as a metallic phosphoret.
- 1964, The Sources of Science - Issue 114, Volume 4, page 288:
- 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.
Usage notes
Usually used in the form phosphoret of X where X refers to the element to which the phosphorus is bound.