"willie-pete" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈwɪliˌpit\
  1. Phosphore blanc. Tags: uncountable
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: white phosphorus, WP Related terms: Willie Pete
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