Phosphorous

nick hoffman — 5/19/2008 1:09:37 PM (archived)

The name comes from the Greek: φώς (meaning "light") and φόρος (meaning "bearer").

LUCIFER

Early phosphorous matches were named "lucifers"...

I'm sure that, given time, I could find a few more. See what you guys in USA time zones can do, while I sleep. The target is FIVE new deity/mythology related names that weren't on the original list...

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Chemical Trivia - David F Mayer - 4/16/2006 5:22:37 AM
- Phosphorous - nick hoffman - 5/19/2008 1:09:37 PM
- re: Chemical Trivia - anne - 5/19/2008 11:43:06 AM
- re: Chemical Trivia - anne - 5/19/2008 11:42:58 AM
- Does Rin Tin Tin count? (n/t) - Tony - 4/18/2006 4:28:03 PM
- helium, mercury - alcaray - 4/17/2006 5:36:42 PM
- Answers - DFM - 4/16/2006 5:24:00 AM
  - Never gave us the time to guess!!!! (n/t) - R.L. - 4/16/2006 5:26:09 AM
- Uranium, plutonium.... - R.L. - 4/16/2006 5:23:50 AM
  - You'd think there'd be something about the Argonauts... (n/t) - RobVG - 4/16/2006 3:58:37 PM
    - Jasonium? (n/t) - R.L. - 4/16/2006 4:50:01 PM
      - Nope, just a bad pun. (Glad I didn't mention the Au fleece.) (n/t) - RobVG - 4/16/2006 7:03:04 PM
        
        :) - R.L. - 4/16/2006 7:08:49 PM
        
        You know the element they use for starship drives... - ljk - 4/18/2006 1:35:55 PM
        
        and the antigravity one: - Mary Anne - 4/18/2006 7:51:00 PM
  - Cerium? (n/t) - R.L. - 4/16/2006 5:24:54 AM

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