phosphorus necrosis

noun

An occupational disease once common in phosphorus match workers.

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Meanings

nounphosphorus necrosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn occupational disease once common in phosphorus match workers.
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phosphorus necrosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorus%20necrosis

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