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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Chronic phosphorus poisoning.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Chronic phosphorus-poisoning; necrosis of the jaw due to poisoning by phosphorus.
  • noun Phosphorescence.

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  • noun chronic phosphorus poisoning

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