also: おうリン
yellow phosphorus
Chemical term for the allotrope of phosphorus; also known as white phosphorus. Used in scientific and industrial contexts.
黄燐はマッチの製造に使われることがある。
Yellow phosphorus is sometimes used in the manufacture of matches.
黄リン
Yellow phosphorus has the risk of spontaneously igniting in air.
Standard kanji spelling for yellow phosphorus.
Common mixed-katakana spelling; リン is the katakana for phosphorus.
Mixed-hiragana spelling; less common but still used.
Compound of 黄 (yellow) and 燐 (phosphorus). The kanji 燐 is a relatively rare character for phosphorus; the katakana form リン is more common in modern chemical terminology.