Meanings
nounphosphine (countable and uncountable, plural phosphines)
plural phosphines
- countableuncountablebusinessChrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃.
Similar
hydride of phosphorus
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Englishphosphorusclip.
- Englishphosph-
- Englishphosphine
Translations
Catalan fosfina
- fosfinaPH3
Chinese Cantonese 磷化氫 /磷化氢, 膦
- 磷化氫 /磷化氢 (leon⁴ faa³ hing¹)PH3
- 膦 (leon⁶)PR3
Chinese Mandarin 磷化氫 /磷化氢, 膦
- 磷化氫 /磷化氢 (línhuàqīng)PH3
- 膦 (lìn)PR3
Finnish fosfiini
- fosfiiniPH3
French phosphine
- phosphinePH3
German Phosphin
- PhosphinPH3
Greek φωσφίνη
- φωσφίνη (fosfíni)PH3
Hungarian foszfin
- foszfinPH3
Italian fosfina
- fosfinaPH3
Japanese ホスフィン, ホスフィン
- ホスフィン (hosufin)PH3
- ホスフィン (hosufin)PR3
Korean 포스핀, 포스핀
- 포스핀 (poseupin)PH3
- 포스핀 (poseupin)PR3
Spanish fosfina
- fosfinaPH3
Turkish fosfin
- fosfinPH3
Rhymes & wordplay
Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
phosphine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphine
MLA
“phosphine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphine.
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