Assertion: white phosphorus | /r/HasProperty | exposed to oxygen
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text: White phosphorus emits a faint glow when exposed to oxygen – hence the name, taken from Greek mythology, Φωσφόρος meaning "light-bearer" (Latin Lucifer), referring to the "Morning Star", the planet Venus.
text: It glows greenish in the dark (when exposed to oxygen), is highly flammable and pyrophoric (self-igniting) upon contact with air as well as toxic (causing severe liver damage on ingestion).
text: Local destruction of tissues continues as long as white phosphorus is exposed to oxygen.