phosphine
/ˈfɒsfiːn/
phosphine noun: a toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃.
Noun
phosphine (countable and uncountable, plural phosphines)
phosphine meaning in Tamil
phosphine in Tamil
- பொசுபீன்
Synonyms of phosphine
- hydride of phosphorus
- phosphane
- phosphorus hydride
- phosphureted hydrogen
Forms of phosphine
| plural | phosphines |
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Origin of phosphine
From phosph- + -ine.
Words formed from phosphine
- acylphosphine
- alkylphosphine
- allenylphosphine
- allylphosphine
- aminodiphosphine
- aminophosphine
- arylphosphine
- biphosphine
- bisphosphine
- carbamoylphosphine
- chlorodimethylphosphine
- chlorophosphine
- cyclohexyldiphenylphosphine
- dichlorophenylphosphine
- dicyclohexylphenylphosphine
- diethyl phosphine
- diphosphine
- ferrocenylphosphine
- halophosphine
- iminophosphine
- monoethyl phosphine
- organophosphine
- oxaphosphine
- phosphine imide
- phosphine oxide
- phosphine sulfide
- phosphine sulphide
- phosphinic
- phosphinic acid
- phosphinous
- phosphinyl
- primary phosphine
- secondary phosphine
- silylphosphine
- tertiary phosphine
- trialkylphosphine
- triarylphosphine
- tributylphosphine
- tricyclohexylphosphine
- triethyl phosphine
- trimethylphosphine
- trioctylphosphine
- trivinylphosphine
- vinylphosphine
Phrases with phosphine
Questions about phosphine
- What does phosphine mean?
- Phosphine means a toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃.
- What is phosphine in Tamil?
- Phosphine in Tamil is பொசுபீன். See Phosphine meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is phosphine?
- Phosphine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce phosphine?
- Phosphine is pronounced /ˈfɒsfiːn/.
- What is the plural of phosphine?
- The plural of phosphine is phosphines.
Words near phosphine in the dictionary
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