phosphorus bottle

noun

An early form of friction match involving a splint tipped with sulfur dipped into a bottle of phosphorous and then ignited by friction.

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Meanings

nounphosphorus bottle (plural phosphorus bottles)

plural phosphorus bottles

  1. historicalAn early form of friction match involving a splint tipped with sulfur dipped into a bottle of phosphorous and then ignited by friction.
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APA

phosphorus bottle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorus%20bottle

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“phosphorus bottle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorus%20bottle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphorus bottle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorus%20bottle.

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