icy noctiluca

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An early name for white phosphorus

1681: New Experiments and Observations made upon the Icy Noctiluca — title of booklet by Robert Boyle (quoted in John Emsley, The Shocking History of Phosphorus, 2000, ISBN 0-330-39005-8).

icy noctiluca

    Heceleme

    i·cy noc·ti·lu·ca

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    Etimoloji

    () Named for white phosphorus being white and semi-transparent like ice.