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phos·phide

(fos'fīd),
A compound of phosphorus with valence -3, for example, sodium phosphide, Na3P.
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phos·phide

(fos'fīd)
A compound of phosphorus with valence -3, e.g., sodium phosphide, Na3P.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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Keywords: Molybdenum Phosphide; Citric acid; Reforming; Catalysts; CO 2 ; CH 4.
The oxide precursor was pelletized and sieved to 60/80 mesh, then reduced to phosphide by temperature programmed reduction in flowing H 2 at 923K for 2h (heating to 623 K in 0.5 h, then to 923K at a heating rate of 1 K/min).
Effects of CA Addition on the Structure of Molybdenum Phosphide Catalysts
All cases of acute zinc phosphide poisoning, which had presented to our emergency department (ED) over the past five years (January 1, 2010-June 30, 2015) were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.
Clinical and laboratory data of 73 patients affected by zinc phosphide and presented to our ED were analyzed.
Pediatric patients (age <18 years) and patients who had consumed zinc phosphide by mixing with other substances or poisons (alcohol, sedatives etc) were excluded from the study.
But for the time being the media seems focused on the more dangerous culprit: the odorless and deadly phosphine gas produced when water is added to aluminum phosphide tablets.
They have been removing all pesticides containing aluminum phosphide from the stores.
Aluminum phosphide is considered an effective pesticide for use in agriculture because while the gas is extremely dangerous it leaves no residue on foodstuffs.
Aluminium phosphide or wheat pill is a grain preservative and used by a significant number of patients for self-poisoning.
The commonest poison ingested was OPs 32 (31.1%), followed by benzodiazepines 13 (12.6%) and aluminium phosphide poisoning 09 (8.7%).
Wheat pill or aluminium phosphide is widely used as an insecticide and as grain preservative.