mercurial phosphorus

English

Noun

mercurial phosphorus (uncountable)

a glow produced by friction when mercury is shaken in an evacuated glass vessel; the luminous barometer
a compound of mercury and phosphorus used to treat syphilis

References

V. Several experiments on the mercurial phosphorus, made before the Royal Society, at Gresham-College, by Mr Fra. Hauksbee, F. R. S. Published on 31 October 1705.
mercurial phosphorus

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