How do you use Phosphine in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like gas or pesticide, plus the exact meaning.
Phosphine meaning
- A toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃.
- Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR₃ (where at least one R is not H),
- Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.
Using Phosphine
- The main meaning on this page is: A toxic gas, chemical formula PH₃. | Any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR₃ (where at least one R is not H), | Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.
- Useful related words include: gas, pesticide.
- In the example corpus, phosphine often appears in combinations such as: of phosphine, phosphine is.
Context around Phosphine
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Phosphine
- In this selection, "phosphine" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, phosphines, ammonia, oxide, decrease and gas stand out and add context to how "phosphine" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 3 in phosphine and 90 for phosphine and its. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "phosphine" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with phosphine
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unlike ammonia, phosphine is oxidised by air. (7 words)
Phosphine is also far less basic than ammonia. (8 words)
Phosphorus has an oxidation number of -3 in phosphine. (9 words)
Phosphines Phosphine (PH 3 ) and its organic derivatives (PR 3 ) are structural analogues with ammonia (NH 3 ) but the bond angles at phosphorus are closer to 90° for phosphine and its organic derivatives. (33 words)
It's possible — though just a hypothesis — that microbial life could sustain itself high up in Venus' temperate atmosphere where scientists have detected hints of phosphine, a potential indicator of biology. (31 words)
The method developed by the researchers was eight years in the making and involved using a phosphine oxide the team designed that does not require reductants or oxidants. (28 words)
Example sentences (9)
Phosphines Phosphine (PH 3 ) and its organic derivatives (PR 3 ) are structural analogues with ammonia (NH 3 ) but the bond angles at phosphorus are closer to 90° for phosphine and its organic derivatives.
It's possible — though just a hypothesis — that microbial life could sustain itself high up in Venus' temperate atmosphere where scientists have detected hints of phosphine, a potential indicator of biology.
A stronger signal at the mid-latitudes was also noted in the discovery of phosphine.
The method developed by the researchers was eight years in the making and involved using a phosphine oxide the team designed that does not require reductants or oxidants.
Diborane increases the growth rate, but arsine and phosphine decrease it.
Phosphine is also far less basic than ammonia.
Phosphorus has an oxidation number of -3 in phosphine.
They contain aluminium phosphide and are inserted in the mole tunnels, where they turn into phosphine gas (not be confused with phosgene gas).
Unlike ammonia, phosphine is oxidised by air.
Common combinations with phosphine
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of phosphine 2×
- phosphine is 2×