phosphor noun. ['fɒsfǝ] E17.
[Latin PHOSPHORUS.]
1. (Phosphor.) = LUCIFER 1. Now poet. E17.

2. A phosphorescent or fluorescent substance, esp. a synthetic solid one. E18.
Fiction Magazine I watch my thoughts appear..in the green dancing of the phosphor on the monitor screen.

3. The element phosphorus. Only in comb. L19.

Comb.:
phosphor bronze a strong, easily worked bronze containing added phosphorus as a deoxidizer.

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