phosphine

[ fos-feen, -fin ]

/ ˈfɒs fin, -fɪn /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH3.

any of certain organic derivatives of this compound.

Origin of phosphine

First recorded in 1870–75; phosph- + -ine¹

Words nearby phosphine

phosphatidylserine, phosphatize, phosphaturia, phosphene, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite, phospho-, phosphoamidase, phosphoamide, phosphocholine

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Example sentences from the Web for phosphine

These escape into the air and the spontaneous combustion of the phosphine ignites the marsh gas.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey
A method frequently employed for the determination of phosphine in acetylene is one devised by Lunge and Cedercreutz.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds
The difficulty with this explanation is that phosphine is not known as a decomposition product of organized matter.
The Nature of Animal Light|E. Newton Harvey
If it is to be stored it must be carefully purified from phosphine, which is apt to cause sudden decomposition.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various

Phosphine is a gas of unpleasant odor and is exceedingly poisonous.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson

British Dictionary definitions for phosphine

phosphine

/ (ˈfɒsfiːn) /

noun

a colourless flammable gas that is slightly soluble in water and has a strong fishy odour: used as a pesticide. Formula: PH 3

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单词	phosphine
释义	phosphine [ fos-feen, -fin ] / ˈfɒs fin, -fɪn / noun Chemistry. a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH3. any of certain organic derivatives of this compound. Origin of phosphine First recorded in 1870–75; phosph- + -ine¹ Words nearby phosphine phosphatidylserine, phosphatize, phosphaturia, phosphene, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite, phospho-, phosphoamidase, phosphoamide, phosphocholine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phosphine These escape into the air and the spontaneous combustion of the phosphine ignites the marsh gas. The Fundamentals of Bacteriology\|Charles Bradfield Morrey A method frequently employed for the determination of phosphine in acetylene is one devised by Lunge and Cedercreutz. Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use\|F. H. Leeds The difficulty with this explanation is that phosphine is not known as a decomposition product of organized matter. The Nature of Animal Light\|E. Newton Harvey If it is to be stored it must be carefully purified from phosphine, which is apt to cause sudden decomposition. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1\|Various Phosphine is a gas of unpleasant odor and is exceedingly poisonous. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson British Dictionary definitions for phosphine phosphine / (ˈfɒsfiːn) / noun a colourless flammable gas that is slightly soluble in water and has a strong fishy odour: used as a pesticide. Formula: PH 3 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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