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单词 phosphorism
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phosphorismn.

Brit. /ˈfɒsfərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈfɑsfəˌrɪz(ə)m/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phosphorus n., phosphor n., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < either phosphorus n. or phosphor n. + -ism suffix. Compare French phosphorisme phosphorescence (1783), poisoning by white phosphorus (1853). With sense 2 compare also scientific Latin phosphorismus (1847 in a work title as phosphorismus chronicus ). Compare earlier iodism n., mercurialism n., plumbism n.
1. The emission of light without heat; phosphorescence. Obsolete.
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the world > matter > light > light emitted under particular conditions > [noun] > phosphorescence
phosphorescence1770
phosphorism1775
self-luminosity1841
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > intensity of light, luminosity > [noun] > phosphorescence
phosphorescence1770
phosphorism1775
afterglow1879
1775 tr. J. B. Beccari in B. Wilson Series Exper. Phosphori 63 The structure of bodies..has no certain and constant connection with the cause of their phosphorism.
1800 J. Parkinson Chem. Pocket-bk. 11 Mr. T. Wedgwood found that the phosphorism of almost all bodies might be made apparent, either by heat or by attrition.
2. Medicine. Chronic phosphorus poisoning. Now rare.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [noun] > by phosphorus
phosphorus necrosis1869
phossy jaw1889
phosphorism1890
phos1892
1890 G. M. Gould New Med. Dict. 341/1 Phosphorism, the symptoms of chronic phosphorus-poisoning.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 921 Phosphorus poisoning may be acute or chronic. The latter malady, known as phosphorism, is principally met with in those who are engaged in the manufacture of matches.
1901 Lancet 24 Aug. 547/1 Satisfactory evidence was lacking that anything in the nature of phosphorism was produced.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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