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arsine

arsine

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A poisonous colorless gas used to make computer chips and some chemicals
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːrsiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : arsina
  • Exposure to arsine can lead to hemolysis of red blood cells in humans.
  • arsine gas

Examples

  • Arsine gas is the most toxic and attacks red blood cells.

  • So Marsh created a new test whereby an arsenic containing sample would react with zinc and acid to produce arsine gas.

  • So in phosphine, in arsine and in stibnene we don't have, we don't have hydrogen bonding.

  • In his original work, Richardson relied on test papers for the detection and identification of arsine, stibine, and phosphine from infected cot mattress covers.

    Academic text (1995)
  • In the laboratory, scientists often use arsine in the synthesis of organic compounds.

Surface Forms

arsine singular
arsines plural

Morphology

arsine = arsenic (semi-transparent) = arsen + ine

The name is formed from the element name 'arsenic' plus the chemical suffix '-ine'; understanding that it denotes the specific hydride gas AsH3 requires specialized chemistry knowledge.

Etymology

The word arsine comes from arsenic and the chemical ending -ine, and it basically means 'made from arsenic and hydrogen'. That's why, since arsenic is a well-known poison, arsine is a poisonous gas.