arsine

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ar·sine | \ är-ˈsēn

, ˈär-ˌsēn \

Definition of arsine

: a colorless flammable extremely poisonous gas AsH₃ with an odor like garlic also : a derivative of arsine

Examples of arsine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The reason for the latter recommendation is that arsenic has a tendency to transform to the airborne arsine (AsH3) given the right conditions of humidity and light. — James Rogers, Fox News, 6 July 2018

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History and Etymology for arsine

borrowed from French, from arsenic arsenic entry 1 + -ine -ine entry 2

Note: The term was introduced by the Alsace-born chemist Charles Frédéric Gerhardt (1816-56) in Précis de chimie organique, tome 1 (Paris, 1844), p. 389.