| 释义 |
† phos- Chem. Obs.
[a. Gr. ϕῶς light.]
Used by Sir H. Davy, to form names of chemical compounds, into which he considered light to enter as an element. Such were phoˈsacid, phosˈmuriate, phosmuriˈatic a., phosˈnitric a., phoˈsoxyd, phoˈsoxydable a., phoˈsoxydate v., phoˈsoxygen, phoˈsoxygenate v., etc.: see the quots.
1799Sir H. Davy in Beddoes Contrib. Phys. & Med. Knowl. 89 All the combinations of phosoxygen that have acid properties are denoted by the names of phosacids. Ibid. 90 The different quantities of phosoxygen entering into the composition of the phosoxyds and phosacids. Ibid. 96 It is evident..that phosnitric acid is a compound of light, oxygen and nitrogen. Ibid. 108 Phosmuriate of Potash is compounded of phosmuriatic acid and potash. Ibid. 71 The phosoxydable base remains pure. Ibid. 116 Gold becomes phosoxydated by attracting light and oxygen from the muriatic phosacid. Ibid. 109 Muriatic acid is never phosoxygenated. 1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 314/2 ‘Phosoxygen’ (such was the name he [Davy] put upon the ordinary oxygen of the atmosphere). |