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Medical Definition of Amorphous phosphorus
1. Red phosphorus, an allotropic form of phosphorus formed by heating ordinary phosphorus, in the absence of oxygen, to 260°C; it occurs as an amorphous dark red mass or powder, nonpoisonous, and much less flammable than ordinary phosphorus; it may be reconverted to the latter by heating to 454.4°C in nitrogen gas. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amorphous Phosphorus
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