arsane

See also: Arsane

English

Noun

arsane (countable and uncountable, plural arsanes)

1. (inorganic chemistry, uncountable) The compound arsine, AsH₃
2. (inorganic chemistry, countable) Any saturated hydride of tervalent arsenic, of general formula As_nH_n+2, having an unbranched chain of arsenic atoms - diarsane, triarsane etc.

Usage notes

Organic derivatives of these compounds are arsines.

Anagrams

• Arenas, anears, arenas