phosphine
Meanings
Plural: phosphines
Noun
- a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
- A toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃.
- Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR₃ (where at least one R is not H),
- Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.
Origin / Etymology
From phosph- + -ine.
Synonyms
hydride of phosphorus, phosphane, phosphorus hydride, phosphureted hydrogen
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