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phomph

spoken as you breath out (releasing air) "phomph" is the sound made by a large mass moving through, and thus displacing a body of air.
phomph as the car speed past, almost hitting the unaware pedestrian
by lars faber June 14, 2011
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phomph

The sound of a large uncompressed body of air moving. Commonly heard near wind turbines as the blade passes in front of the tower. More extreme as seperation angle advances or as tip ratio increases.
phomph, phomph, phomph as the wind turbine rotor spins
by windlab May 17, 2011
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Have you sawn a phosphorous

It’s basically a game where everyone hits the teachers pet
Teachers pet- can u give us homework
Everyone-Have you sawn a phosphorous
by Popo water bottle June 1, 2023
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Phosphenes

A phosphene is an entoptic phenomenon characterized by the experience of seeing light without light actually entering the eye ...
"Hay, what are those stars called when you rub your eyes?"

"Ohh, they're called phosphenes."
by RevengeLovesCompany June 16, 2010
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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.
by Blu_leef July 4, 2023
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Phophylactic

Sentence Enhancer- used to make any word or set of words more exciting or can be used to replace a group of words or emotions. Can be negative or positive depending on the tone of voice.

Derrivatives: phophylacticly, phophylactical
"I'm not happy, I'm Phophylactic!" - Snoop Dog playing "Jeffrey" in Doggy Fizzle Televizzle

Q- How are you feeling?
A- Phophylactic!" -positive

Q- How are you feeling,
A- Im phophylactic, just leave me alone. -negative

King Kurry VII - How was the test?
Beanerous Brokus I - It was phophylactic -negative
----or----
Beanerous Brokus I- It was phophylacticly bad - negative but used as adjective
by Beanerous Brokus I July 15, 2006
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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.
by Everyday is Halloween February 23, 2010
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