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white phosphorus 

white phosphorus - aka Willie Pete , is a chemical weapon that use one of the common allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus is used in smoke, illumination, & incendiary munitions, & is commonly the burning element of tracer ammunition. Other common names for white phosphorus munitions include WP & the slang terms Willie Pete & Willie Peter, which are derived from William Peter, the WWII phonetic alphabet rendering of the letters WP. White phosphorus is pyrophoric (it is ignited by contact with air) burns fiercely; it can ignite cloth, fuel, ammunition, & other combustibles.

It has to be stored under water when not in use ,
The Only way to put it out is to smother it .

If you were to get it on your skin it would burn

You down to your bones & teeth .

When dropped by airplanes & helicopters it's

Reminiscent of fireworks but raining down in

Greyish white streaks .

In WW II it was used as a smokescreen.

White phosphorus ignites when interacting with oxygen, releasing a large amount of smoke during combustion. The military can use the curtain to mask their troops movements.
white phosphorus has been used in WW II , Kabul, Fallujah ,
Syria, Afghanistan , the gaza strip ... pretty much the middle east.

It is comparable to agent orange & napalm which was used in Vietnam

All 3 are outlawed by the Geneva convention to not be used

On civilians during war time .

the burning temperature of phosphorus is 800–2500 °C; it sticks to various surfaces, including skin & clothes; the burning substance is difficult to extinguish. White phosphorus can cause deep burns down to the bones, & remnants of the substance in the tissues can ignite again after the initial
Treatment.
white phosphorus by Blu_leef July 4, 2023

Oxidative Phosphorylation 

Noun, a seemingly intricate demise of the krebs cycle that is a complete mystery to the human race yet also at the same time largely comical in the usage of vocabulary terms unknown to yourself or others.
I did not know the answer to my algebra test so I simply put Oxidative Phosphorylation....genius.

plophorse 

you daft plophorse
plophorse by deddybear January 27, 2010

Phosphophyllite 

A naive gem from earth that has went through suffering for thousands of years; losing different parts of their bodies during these times. First their legs and arms, then their head and then their eye(Phos -> Emo Phos -> Laphos -> Laphos short haired moon edition -> Crazy maniac Laphos -> Onion). In the end this poor baby turned into a shell of themselves that looks like sour cream and onion rings for some reason. Finally suffering ended for our poor baby.
Person 1: Man I feel bad for phosphophyllite...

Person 2: Same, and if Haruko Ichikawa continues their manga delay then I'm gonna shoot her for sure

Person 1: I know right? Take me with you!
Phosphophyllite by Hemimorphite August 24, 2023

Phosphorus 

1. a highly explosive chemical that combusts upon contact with oxygen and is derived from the boiling-out of water from a substance known as urine, or, in simple terms, a flammable powder that comes from boiled piss.
Some say that phosphorus was discovered by a genius. My personal opinion is that it was discovered by a drunken fool who wanted to make coffee but had had his water line disconnected because he forgot to pay the bill.
Phosphorus by Seph Infinitum February 16, 2009

Phosphorite 

Impure, massive apatite. Not to be confused with appetite, the desire to eat. - Wikipedia.
Correct: This geological feature contains a phosphorite.

Correct: The rock collector has a phosphorite set in a transparent plastic ball.

Incorrect: Senator Larry Edwin Craig (R-Idaho) of the House and Senate Ethics Committees, Senate Armed Forces Committee, and Veterans Affairs Committee, supported the Federal Marriage Amendment. He has a real phosphorite for bathroom strangers, however.
Phosphorite by Nestro December 29, 2007