phosphine

[ fos-feen, -fin ]

/ ˈfɒs fin, -fɪn /

a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH3.

any of certain organic derivatives of this compound.

Origin of phosphine

First recorded in 1870–75; phosph- + -ine¹

These escape into the air and the spontaneous combustion of the phosphine ignites the marsh gas.

The Fundamentals of Bacteriology |Charles Bradfield Morrey
A method frequently employed for the determination of phosphine in acetylene is one devised by Lunge and Cedercreutz.

Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use |F. H. Leeds
The difficulty with this explanation is that phosphine is not known as a decomposition product of organized matter.

The Nature of Animal Light |E. Newton Harvey
If it is to be stored it must be carefully purified from phosphine, which is apt to cause sudden decomposition.

The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 |Various

Phosphine is a gas of unpleasant odor and is exceedingly poisonous.

An Elementary Study of Chemistry |William McPherson

phosphine

/ (ˈfɒsfiːn) /

a colourless flammable gas that is slightly soluble in water and has a strong fishy odour: used as a pesticide. Formula: PH 3