phosphide
phosphide noun: any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.
Noun
phosphide (countable and uncountable, plural phosphides)
- Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.
- The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined.1867, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Chemical Technology, page 696
- These two metals were then melted in magnesia crucibles and cooled slowly, in order to find how much phosphide would separate during solidification.1901, J. E. Stead, “Iron and Phosphorus”, in Albert Sauveur, editor, The Metallographist, volume IV, Boston, Mass.: Boston Testing Laboratories, page 225
phosphide meaning in Hindi and Tamil
phosphide in Hindi
- binary compound of phosphorus
- भास्वरिक bhāsvarik
phosphide in Tamil
- பொசுபைட்டு
Examples of phosphide in a sentence
- Colani (1907b) prepared uranium arsenide and antimonide by methods similar to the one he used for the preparation of phosphide.1951, Joseph J. Katz, Eugene Rabinowitch, The Chemistry of Uranium: The Element, Its Binary and Related Compounds, New York, N.Y.: Dover...
- So you took the bottle of phosphide and you poured a good dose into your sister’s cup.1959, Georges Simenon, translated by Robert Eglesfield, Maigret Has Scruples, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, Inc., page 126:
- On the other hand, too much phosphide may render the iron brittle.1974, Sulzer Technical Review, volume 56/57, page 13:
Forms of phosphide
| plural | phosphides |
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Origin of phosphide
From phospho- + -ide.
Words formed from phosphide
- aluminium phosphide
- aluminum phosphide
- cadmium phosphide
- calcium phosphide
- copper phosphide
- diphosphide
- gallium arsenide phosphide
- indium phosphide
- monophosphide
- nickelphosphide
- pentaphosphide
- protophosphide
- subphosphide
- tetraphosphide
- zinc phosphide
Questions about phosphide
- What does phosphide mean?
- Phosphide means any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.
- What is phosphide in Hindi?
- Phosphide in Hindi is भास्वरिक (bhāsvarik). See Phosphide meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use phosphide in a sentence?
- Colani (1907b) prepared uranium arsenide and antimonide by methods similar to the one he used for the preparation of phosphide.
- What part of speech is phosphide?
- Phosphide is a noun.
- What is the plural of phosphide?
- The plural of phosphide is phosphides.
Words near phosphide in the dictionary
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