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arsine

/ˈɑː(ɹ)siːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
ar-sine
IPA
/ˈɑː(ɹ)siːn/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH₃, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.

Uncountable

noun

Any organic derivative of this compound, or of diarsane, triarsane etc.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English arsine From ars(enic) + -ine (“suffix used to form names of chemical substances”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

arsines (plural)

Derived Forms

arsinate arsinic cyclopentaarsine cyclopolyarsine diphenylcyanoarsine trimethylarsine

Phrases

arsine oxide trimethyl arsine

Frequently Paired Words

arsane arsonium arsorane

Synonyms

arsane arsenic trihydride arseniuretted hydrogen arsenous hydride hydrogen arsenide

Questions

How do you pronounce arsine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑː(ɹ)siːn/.
What does arsine mean?
A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH₃, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic.
Where does arsine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃enyomder. Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam Proto-Iranian *jr̥Hanyam Old Median *zaranyam Old Median *kā Old Median *zaraniyakāder. Middle Persian *zarnīkbor. Classical Syriac ܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)der. Arabic الزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)bor. Byzantine Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)der. Latin arsenicumder. Middle French arsenicbor. Middle English arsenik English arsenic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English arsine From ars(enic) + -ine (“suffix used to form names of chemical substances”).

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