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arsine

ar·sine

UK/ˈɑː(ɹ)siːn/ US/ˈɑː(ɹ)saɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From ars(enic) + -ine (“suffix used to form names of chemical substances”).

Phrases

  • arsine oxide
  • trimethyl arsine

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