That's true of phosphorous acid (where the name distinguishes it from phosphoric acid), but otherwise English chemical names use the noun form of the positive ion (e.g. phosphorus pentoxide).
> You mean the difference between the element and the quality of glowing?
Or just something containing/made partly of phosphorus (compounds of phosphorus being the most obvious examples, as @ars says): that's common (though glowing with a phosphorous light does have a lovely cadence)
The output of the previous nano-electronic era might be considered the MEMs accelerometers and rate sensors packed into most smartphones, DLP micro mirrors, etc....
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 41.3 ms ] threadThe adjective is falling out of usage, so you can assume references are to the first unless you are sure otherwise.
(If you speak a romance language, it jumps out at you because the adjective has an extra syllable - e.g. 'fosforo' vs. 'fosforoso'.)
Or just something containing/made partly of phosphorus (compounds of phosphorus being the most obvious examples, as @ars says): that's common (though glowing with a phosphorous light does have a lovely cadence)
Did I just miss the previous nano-electronic era?! Where can I get my artificial nano-robotic ever-rejuvenating immune system injection?
You probably made that post using electronic components less than 30nm wide.