Phosphide
[fos-fahyd, -fid] /ˈfɒs faɪd, -fɪd/
noun, Chemistry.
1.
a binary compound of phosphorus with a basic element or group.
/ˈfɒsfaɪd/
noun
1.
any compound of phosphorus with another element, esp a more electropositive element
phosphide phos·phide (fŏs’fīd’) or phos·phid (-fĭd)
n.
A compound of phosphorus and a more electropositive element or radical.
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