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Canton's phosphorus

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Can·​ton's phosphorus | \ ˈka(a)ntᵊnz-, -ntənz-\

Definition of Canton's phosphorus

: phosphorescent calcium sulfide CaS

History and Etymology for Canton's phosphorus

after John Canton †1772 English physicist, its discoverer

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