Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A name sometimes used for Hesperus, the personification in Greek mythology of the planet Venus.
- n. An ancient Greek name for the morning star (the planet Venus when it is visible in the eastern sky before sunrise).
Etymologies
- From Latinised Greek Phosphorus, from Ancient Greek Φωσφόρος (Fōsforos, "the bearer of light"), from φῶς (fōs, "light") + φέρω (pherō, "I bear, carry"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“So apparently not wanting innocent Palestinians taking refuge in UN schools to be burned to death by White Phosphorus is “pro-jihadist””
“ThinkProgress never claimed that White Phosphorus is properly categorized as a chemical weapon.”
Think Progress » The Truth About ThinkProgress’ White Phosphorus Coverage
“As I understand it, and according to the Chemical Weapons Convention at the Hague, White Phosphorus is approved for battlefield usage in two circumstances.”
Think Progress » The Truth About ThinkProgress’ White Phosphorus Coverage
“White Phosphorus is a WMD regardless of who has it.”
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“Could it be thay are confused the White Phosphorus is a WMD?”
“Phosphorus is an extremely important element in biological processes.”
“The proprietor had kept the best of all -- that is, the Egyptian fire - eater, called "Phosphorus" -- for the last part.”
“Phosphorus is another resource that is being _rapidly_ depleted (it’s ending up as highly dilute forms in the oceans) and it’s also a resource that’s critical for agriculture.”
“Meteors which fix upon the Masts and Sides of the Ships, and are only nitrous particles condensed by the circumambient Cold, and like that which the Chymists call Phosphorus, or artificial”
“Phosphorus, which is mined from rock deposits and made into phosphates, has been added to cleaners for decades to improve the performance of other compounds that remove dirt and also overcome "hard" water by interacting with other minerals.”
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