phosphide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English -ide English phosphide From phospho- + -ide.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.
Colani (1907b) prepared uranium arsenide and antimonide by methods similar to the one he used for the preparation of phosphide.
1951, Joseph J. Katz, Eugene Rabinowitch, The Chemistry of Uranium: The Element, Its Binary and Related Compounds, New York, N.Y.: Dover Publications, Inc., page 241:On the other hand, too much phosphide may render the iron brittle.
1974, Sulzer Technical Review, volume 56/57, page 13:These two metals were then melted in magnesia crucibles and cooled slowly, in order to find how much phosphide would separate during solidification.
1901, J. E. Stead, “Iron and Phosphorus”, in Albert Sauveur, editor, The Metallographist, volume IV, Boston, Mass.: Boston Testing Laboratories, page 225:So you took the bottle of phosphide and you poured a good dose into your sister’s cup.
1959, Georges Simenon, translated by Robert Eglesfield, Maigret Has Scruples, New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, Inc., page 126:The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined.
1867, Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Chemical Technology, page 696:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phosphides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
diphosphide · aluminium phosphide · protophosphide · gallium arsenide phosphide · subphosphide · calcium phosphide · aluminum phosphide · tetraphosphide · nickelphosphide · copper phosphide · monophosphide · indium phosphide · pentaphosphide · zinc phosphide · cadmium phosphide
Translations (10)
fr phosphure (binary compound of phosphorus) · sl fosfid (binary compound of phosphorus) · hi भास्वरिक (binary compound of phosphorus) · nb fosfid (binary compound of phosphorus) · it fosfuro (binary compound of phosphorus) · de Phosphid (binary compound of phosphorus) · ca fosfur (binary compound of phosphorus) · nn fosfid (binary compound of phosphorus) · ja リン化物 (binary compound of phosphorus) · es fosfuro (binary compound of phosphorus)