arsine

noun

ar·​sine är-ˈsēn 

ˈär-ˌsēn

: 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

Word History

Etymology

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.

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

arsine

noun

ar·​sine är-ˈsēn 

ˈär-ˌsēn

: a colorless flammable extremely poisonous gas with an odor like garlic

Medical Definition

arsine

noun

ar·​sine är-ˈsēn, ˈär-ˌ 

: a colorless flammable extremely poisonous gas AsH₃ with an odor like garlic

also : a derivative of arsine