黄おう燐りん

noun

yellow phosphorus

Chemical term for the allotrope of phosphorus; also known as white phosphorus. Used in scientific and industrial contexts.

• 黄おう燐りんはマッチの製せい造ぞうに使つかわれることがある。

  Yellow phosphorus is sometimes used in the manufacture of matches.

• 黄おうリンは空くう気き中ちゅうで自し然ぜん発はっ火かする危き険けん性せいがある。

  Yellow phosphorus has the risk of spontaneously igniting in air.