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phosphide

[ fos-fahyd, -fid ]
/ ˈfɒs faɪd, -fɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a binary compound of phosphorus with a basic element or group.

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Origin of phosphide

1840–50; phosph- + -ide

Words nearby phosphide

phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, phosphatize, phosphaturia, phosphene, phosphide, phosphine, phosphite, phospho-, phosphoamidase, phosphoamide
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British Dictionary definitions for phosphide

phosphide
/ (ˈfɒsfaɪd) /

noun

any compound of phosphorus with another element, esp a more electropositive element
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Medical definitions for phosphide

phosphide
[ fŏs′fīd′ ]

n.

A compound of phosphorus and a more electropositive element or radical.
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