PHOSPHINE


Meaning of PHOSPHINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌfēn ]

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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