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phosphor definition

phos·phor (fäs′fər, -fôr′)

noun

  1. Old Poet. the morning star, esp. Venus
  2. phosphorus: now esp. in phosphor bronze, a bronze having a very small amount of phosphorus in it
  3. a phosphorescent or fluorescent substance

Etymology: L Phosphorus: see phosphorus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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