Arsine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arsine \Ar"sine\ ([aum]r"s[i^]n or -s[=e]n), n. [From
     {Arsenic}.] (Chem.)
     A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, {AsH3}, a colorless and
     exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic;
     arseniureted hydrogen.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arsine
       n : a poisonous colorless flammable gas used in organic
           synthesis and to dope transistors and as a poison gas in
           warfare