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phosphane

phosphane noun: phosphine, PH₃.

Noun

phosphane (plural phosphanes)

  1. phosphine, PH₃
  2. any of the higher hydrides of phosphorus having general formula PₙHₙ₊₂

Forms of phosphane

pluralphosphanes

Words formed from phosphane

Questions about phosphane

What does phosphane mean?
Phosphane means phosphine, PH₃.
What part of speech is phosphane?
Phosphane is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphane?
The plural of phosphane is phosphanes.

Words near phosphane in the dictionary

  1. phosphamide
  2. phosphamides
  3. phosphamidon
  4. phosphammite
  5. phosphams
  6. phosphane
  7. phosphanes
  8. phosphanthridine
  9. phosphanthridines
  10. phosphanylidene
  11. phosphanylidenes

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