Hittorf's phosphorus

English

Etymology

Named after Johann Wilhelm Hittorf (1824-1914) who first produced it in 1865. (Reference: John Emsley, The Shocking History of Phosphorus, 2000, →ISBN, page 304.)

Noun

Hittorf's phosphorus (uncountable)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A purple crystalline allotrope of phosphorus.