phosphorus paste

English

Noun

phosphorus paste (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorus pastes)

  1. A paste of yellow phosphorus and water, mixed with flour and used as an insecticide and rat poison.
  2. A paste of white phosphorus used to tip early matches.
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