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Phosphide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3. countable, uncountable

    "The new fulminate consists of a mixture of chlorate of potash, with the prussiates, soluble or unsoluble, the hyposulphites, the hypophosphites, the phosphides, the amorphous phosphorus, alone or combined."

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From phospho- + -ide.

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