phosphide

[ fos-fahyd, -fid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

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

phosphide

/ ˈfɒsfaɪd /

noun

1. any compound of phosphorus with another element, esp a more electropositive element

Word History and Origins

Origin of phosphide¹

1840–50; phosph- + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

He and his team focused on the bacteria’s nickel phosphide catalysts, which are responsible for the energy-releasing carbon reaction.

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The nickel is added to part of the copper and the phosphide of tungsten, then the zinc, and then the rest of the copper.

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It is directly combined with the metal, forming a phosphide.

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If the materials contain phosphorous acid, a precipitate of phosphide of silver is formed which should be collected and washed.

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A brownish substance, supposed to be a mere mechanical mixture of phosphide and phosphate of calcium.

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If sulphur is heated in a stream of phosphine, hydric sulphide and sulphur phosphide are the products.

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