/'fɒsfərəs; `fɑsfərəs/
n [U] (chemistry 化)
(a) pale yellow waxlike poisonous substance that glows in the dark and catches fire easily 磷.
(b) red non-poisonous form of this, used for the coating on match heads 红磷. =>App
10 见附录10.

n[U]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Modern Latin;Origin:Greek phosphoros 'carrying light']
a poisonous yellowish chemical substance that starts to burn when it is in the air, and shines in the dark. It is a chemical element : symbol P
>phosphoric [fɔs'fɔrɪk (US) fɑːs'fɔː-, fɑːs'fɑː-, 'fɑːsfərɪk/