phosphori
- plural of phosphorus.
Example Sentences
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At first a glow covered the sides of the houses, the colonnade and dome, while the glass prisms above them sent out rays from their imprisoned balls of phosphori.
From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.
It was illuminated by balls of phosphori in glass globes, and its cool, broad halls and stairways were, in the soft light, very beautiful.
From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.
Around the room were alcoves lit by lamps of the phosphori, and in each alcove a globe of a blue metal upon which were painted sketches like charts or maps.
From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.
It is indeed a phosphori as, if I recall it aright, the sulphides of barium, strontium, and calcium were upon our earth.
From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.
A chandelier of this blue metal was pendant from the ceiling, and in its cup-like extremities, arranged in vertical tiers, were round balls of the phosphori, glowing softly.
From The Certainty of a Future Life in Mars by Gratacap, L. P.
