An international team of astronomers Monday announced the discovery of a rare gas molecule — phosphine — in the clouds of Venus.
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Phosphine
//ˈfɒsfiːn//
Synonyms for "phosphine" (13 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (6)
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9 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 14 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- fosfina noun (PH3)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 磷化氫 /磷化氢 noun (PH3)
- 膦 noun (PR3)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 磷化氫 /磷化氢 noun (PH3)
- 膦 noun (PR3)
Finnish
1 entries- fosfiini noun (PH3)
French
1 entries- phosphine noun (PH3)
German
1 entries- Phosphin noun (PH3)
Greek
1 entries- φωσφίνη noun (PH3)
Hungarian
1 entries- foszfin noun (PH3)
Italian
1 entries- fosfina noun (PH3)
Japanese
2 entries- ホスフィン noun (PH3)
- ホスフィン noun (PR3)
Kazakh
1 entries- фосфин noun (PH3)
Korean
2 entries- 포스핀 noun (PH3)
- 포스핀 noun (PR3)
Spanish
1 entries- fosfina noun (PH3)
Turkish
1 entries- fosfin noun (PH3)
Sample sentences
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On Earth, phosphine is only made industrially or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments.
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The researchers say on Earth, phosphine is only made industrially or by microbes that thrive in oxygen-free environments. The international team, which includes researchers from Britain, the U.S. and Japan, published their findings in two papers — the science journal Nature on Monday, and Astrobiology journal on Saturday.
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