alkylphosphine

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noun

Any aliphatic phosphine

OriginEnglish phosphine ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
Scrabble 31
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Meanings

nounalkylphosphine (plural alkylphosphines)

plural alkylphosphines

  1. chemistryAny aliphatic phosphine

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  14. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  15. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  18. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  19. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  20. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  21. Latinphōsphorus
  22. Englishphosphorusclip.
  23. Englishphosph-
  24. Englishphosphine
  25. Englishalkylphosphine

From alkyl + phosphine.

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APA

alkylphosphine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylphosphine

MLA

“alkylphosphine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylphosphine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkylphosphine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkylphosphine.

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