subphosphide

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ phosphide

Noun

subphosphide (plural subphosphides)

1. (inorganic chemistry) A phosphide that has fewer atoms of phosphorus that normal
   • 2016, Vladimir L. Solozhenko, Vladimir A. Mukhanov, Petr S. Sokolov, Yann Le Godec, Kirill A. Cherednichenko, Zuzana Konôpková, “Melting of B12P2 boron subphosphide under pressure”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     Melting of boron subphosphide (B12P2) to 26 GPa has been studied by in situ synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell, and by quenching and electrical resistance measurements in a toroid-type high-pressure apparatus.