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(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by calcining oyster-shells and sulfur.

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Canton's phosphorus

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Canton's phosphorus

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obsolete uncountable

(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by calcining oyster-shells and sulfur.

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古くは、牡蠣殻と硫黄を焼成することによって得られる、十分に特徴づけられていないリン光性物質

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博物館の古い実験室で、資料係は牡蠣の殻と硫黄を焼成して得られたかつての燐光性物質の小瓶に、その組成が不明でかすかな輝きがあることを記した注意書きを付けて丁寧にラベルを貼った。

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(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by calcining oyster-shells and sulfur.

Canton's phosphorus is made by calcining oyster-shells in the open fire for half an hour; after which, the whitest and largest pieces are selected, mixed with about one-third their weight of flowers of sulphur, pressed into a crucible with a closely-luted cover, and heated red hot for an hour.

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