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phosphine

/ˈfɒsfiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
phos-phine
IPA
/ˈfɒsfiːn/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃.

Uncountable

noun

Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR₃ (where at least one R is not H),

Countable

noun

Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorusclip. English phosph- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English phosphine From phosph- + -ine.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

phosphines (plural)

Derived Forms

acylphosphine alkylphosphine allenylphosphine allylphosphine aminodiphosphine aminophosphine arylphosphine biphosphine bisphosphine carbamoylphosphine chlorodimethylphosphine chlorophosphine

Phrases

diethyl phosphine monoethyl phosphine phosphine imide phosphine oxide phosphine sulfide phosphine sulphide phosphinic acid primary phosphine

Frequently Paired Words

phosphazene phosphazine

Synonyms

hydride of phosphorus phosphane phosphorus hydride phosphureted hydrogen

Homonyms

phosphene

Questions

How do you pronounce phosphine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɒsfiːn/.
What does phosphine mean?
A toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃.
Where does phosphine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorusclip. English phosph- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English phosphine From phosph- + -ine.

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