Definitions
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 ofphosphorus , especially one inoxidation state −3.
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Gallium arsenide can be used to make photovoltaic cells and LCDs in place of indium phosphide.
Indium 2008
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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
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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
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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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