PHOSPHINE


Meaning of PHOSPHINE in English

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■ noun Chemistry a foul-smelling gaseous compound of phosphorus and hydrogen. [PH 3 .]

Origin

C19: from phospho- + -ine 4 , on the pattern of amine .

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