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stibine

[ stib-een, -in ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous gas, SbH 3 , usually produced by the reaction of dilute hydrochloric acid with an alloy of antimony and either zinc or magnesium.
  2. any derivative of this compound in which the hydrogen atoms are replaced by one or more organic groups.


stibine

/ ˈstɪbaɪn /

noun

  1. a colourless slightly soluble poisonous gas with an offensive odour: made by the action of hydrochloric acid on an alloy of antimony and zinc. Formula: SbH 3
  2. any one of a class of stibine derivatives in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic groups
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stibine1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stibine1

C19: from Latin stibium + -ine ²
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Example Sentences

The compound formed, antimoniuretted hydrogen or stibine, SbH3, may also be prepared by the action of hydrochloric acid on an alloy of antimony and zinc, or by the action of nascent hydrogen on antimony compounds.

From this iodide the trimethyl stibine may be obtained by distillation with an alloy of potassium and antimony in a current of carbon dioxide.

On distilling trimethyl stibine with zinc methyl, antimony tetra-methyl and penta-methyl are formed.

In its chemical affinities it resembles arsenic and antimony; an important distinction is that it forms no hydrogen compound analogous to arsine and stibine.

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