ARSINE

arsine

(noun) a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in warfare

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

arsine (countable and uncountable, plural arsines)

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

(organic chemistry, countable) Any organic derivative of this compound, or of diarsane, triarsane etc.

Synonyms

• arsane

• arsenic trihydride

• arseniuretted hydrogen

• arsenous hydride

• hydrogen arsenide

Anagrams

• Neiras, Nerias, Raines, Resian, arisen, erasin, esiRNA, esirna, sarnie

Source: Wiktionary


Ar"sine, n. Etym: [From Arsenic.] (Chem.)

Definition: A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having and odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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