arsine

[ ahr-seen, ahr-seen, -sin ]

nounChemistry.
  1. Also called ar·se·niu·ret·ted hy·dro·gen [ahr-sen-yuh-ret-id hahy-druh-juhn, ‐see-nyuh‐] /ɑrˈsɛn yəˌrɛt ɪd ˈhaɪ drə dʒən, ‐ˈsi nyə‐/ . a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH3, having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.

  2. any derivative of this compound in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups.

Origin of arsine

1
First recorded in 1875–80; ars(enic) + -ine2

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arsine

/ (ˈɑːsiːn) /


noun
  1. a colourless poisonous gas used in the manufacture of organic compounds, to dope transistors, and as a military poisonous gas. Formula: AsH 3

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