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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Trivalent phosphorus, or a compound of phosphorus, especially a binary compound of phosphorus with a more electropositive element.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A combination of phosphorus with a single element: as, phosphide of iron or copper.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A binary compound of phosphorus.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun chemistry Any binary compound of phosphorus, especially one in oxidation state −3.

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Examples

  • Local golf courses are using rodent oat bait containing zinc phosphide, which is toxic and poisonous to humans and animals.

    Vail Daily - Top Stories Susan Klein Vail, CO, Colorado newsroom@vaildaily. 2009

  • Using concentrated sunlight focused onto a small 5 mm² multi-junction solar cell made out of GaInP/GaInAs/Ge (gallium indium phosphide, gallium indium arsenide on a germanium substrate (whew!)).

    Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » New Record Solar Cell 2009

  • Poisons like Compound 1080 and zinc phosphide can take hours or even days to take effect -- a prolonged, agonizing death.

    Wendy Keefover-Ring: The Ugly Cost of Killing Wendy Keefover-Ring 2011

  • Poisons like Compound 1080 and zinc phosphide can take hours or even days to take effect -- a prolonged, agonizing death.

    Wendy Keefover-Ring: The Ugly Cost of Killing Wendy Keefover-Ring 2011

  • One difference is that Intel is constructing lasers as well as other optical components from silicon — though aided with indium phosphide — a tricky task that the company argues is essential for making optical connections that will be affordable for consumer products.

    IBM Claims Breakthrough in Laser-Based Chips Don Clark 2010

  • Many optical components are typically constructed using materials such as gallium arsenide and indium phosphide.

    IBM Claims Breakthrough in Laser-Based Chips Don Clark 2010

  • Gallium arsenide can be used to make photovoltaic cells and LCDs in place of indium phosphide.

    Indium 2008

  • N jess *happinded* 2 b noein dat da kimmickle 4myooluh 4 sertin LEDz (yeller, I finksew) b GaAsP (gallium arsenide phosphide)

    no, its not that bad yet - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • The breakthrough was achieved by bonding a layer of light-emitting indium phosphide onto the surface of a standard silicon chip etched with special channels that act as light-wave guides.

    Faster chips 2006

  • Indium, as indium phosphide, is used to make photovoltaic devices (devices that transform light energy into electricity), semi-conductors, high-speed transistors, specialized solders and metal alloys.

    Indium 2008

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