arsine
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.
any derivative of this compound in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by organic groups.
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How to use arsine in a sentence
This latter chemical was added as a precaution against arsine.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellIf the tube is not heated, the arsine burns along with the hydrogen at the jet.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonarsine is a gas with a peculiar garlic-like odor, and is intensely poisonous.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson(a) Write equations for the complete combustion of hydrosulphuric acid, methane, and arsine.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonThe dimethyl arsine (or cacodyl) compounds have been most studied.
British Dictionary definitions for arsine
/ (ˈɑːsiːn) /
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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