canton's phosphorus

canton's phosphorus
\\ˈka(a)ntənz-, -ntənz-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
Etymology: after John Canton died 1772 English physicist, its discoverer
: phosphorescent calcium sulfide CaS

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