iminophosphine etymology

English word iminophosphine comes from English phosphine, English imino ((chemistry) The divalent radical =NH or =N-R.)

Detailed word origin of iminophosphine

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
phosphine English (eng) (dyeing) chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt. (inorganic compound, uncountable) a toxic gas; hydride of phosphorus, PH3. (organic chemistry, countable) any alkyl or aryl derivative of this compound, PR3 (where at least one R is not H).
imino English (eng) (chemistry) The divalent radical =NH or =N-R.
iminophosphine English (eng) (organic chemistry) Any imino derivative of an organic phosphine.

Words with the same origin as iminophosphine

Descendants of phosphine
hydrophosphination phosphinic phosphinous phosphinyl