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wikipedia|white phosphorus incendiary
white phosphorus

1. chemistry 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

Synonyms
icy noctiluca
yellow phosphorus

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