Phosphide

Quick meaning: Phosphide is a noun meaning (chemistry) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.

Meaning

(chemistry) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.

Example Sentences

On the other hand, too much phosphide may render the iron brittle.

So you took the bottle of phosphide and you poured a good dose into your sister’s cup.

Colani (1907b) prepared uranium arsenide and antimonide by methods similar to the one he used for the preparation of phosphide.

These two metals were then melted in magnesia crucibles and cooled slowly, in order to find how much phosphide would separate during solidification.

Word Forms

• phosphides

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indium, phosphid, diphosphide, phosphure, phosphuret, phosphite.

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