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Bolognian phosphorus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by heating barium sulfate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • 1839 John White Webster - A Manual of Chemistry: Containing the Principal Facts of the Science, in the Order in which They... and the Bolognian phosphorus, discovered by Vincenzo Cascariolo, a shoemaker of Bologna, is made by reducing compact sulphate of baryta to a fine powder, which is formed into cakes with mucilage, and these are heated to redness.

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Synonyms: Bologna phosphorus

Antonyms: none provided

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