PHOSPHINE


Meaning of PHOSPHINE in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ f ē n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1869

1 : any of various derivatives of phosphine analogous to amines but weaker as bases

2 : a colorless poisonous flammable gas PH 3 that is a weaker base than ammonia and that is used especially to fumigate stored grain

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