phosphine
a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH3.
any of certain organic derivatives of this compound.
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Under the name of “phosphine” this colouring-matter is still used, especially for the dyeing of leather.
Coal | Raphael MeldolaGive the formula for the salt which phosphine forms with hydriodic acid.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonAbsence of change shows phosphine, quinoline yellow, or a natural dye-stuff.
The Manufacture of Paper | Robert Walter SindallThe acetylene prepared from this substance has a very characteristic odor due to impurities, the chief of these being phosphine.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonExtremely dangerous explosive mixtures may be made by combining phosphine and air or oxygen.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter Blyth
British Dictionary definitions for phosphine
/ (ˈfɒsfiːn) /
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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