stibine
- noun
- /ˈstɪbaɪn/
- Specialized
- The chemical reaction released stibine, a colorless gas that is extremely toxic.
Examples
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Workers in the chemical plant must wear masks to protect themselves from exposure to stibine during production.
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Due to its hazardous nature, stibine is handled with extreme caution in laboratory environments.
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In further tests, known weights of antimony in hydrochloric acid solutions were converted to stibine gas by the addition of alkaline solutions of sodium borohydride.
Academic text (1995) -
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)
Surface Forms
Morphology
stibine = stib + ine
The element-form 'stib' is not a standalone English word and the chemical suffix '-ine' does not make the meaning obvious to an average B1 learner; specialized chemical knowledge is required.
Etymology
The word stibine comes from the old name stibium for the metal 'antimony'. The -ine ending often names chemical substances, so stibine is the poisonous gas made from antimony and hydrogen.
