phosphoret

English

Etymology

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Noun

phosphoret (plural phosphorets)

1. A compound of phosphorus that does not include oxygen.
   • 1802, The English Encyclopædia, page 18:

     The phosphoret of platina detonates frongly when it is thrown on nitre in fusion.

   • 1853, Jane Marcet, Conversations on chemistry [by J. Marcet]., page 278:

     You only throw a piece of phosphoret of lime into a glass of water, and bubbles of fire immediately issue from it.

   • 1875, Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain), Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, page 338:

     In the puddling furnace the phosphorus exists as a metallic phosphoret.

   • 1964, The Sources of Science - Issue 114, Volume 4, page 288:

     Iron is capable of combining with phosphorus; but the proportions of the elements of phosphoret of iron have not been ascertained; nor is it known whether more than one compound of this kind exists.

Usage notes

Usually used in the form phosphoret of X where X refers to the element to which the phosphorus is bound.