fosfano

Portuguese

Etymology

Internationalism, from fósf(oro) (“phosphorus”) +‎ -ano.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fosˈfɐ̃.nu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʃˈfɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fosˈfɐ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuʃˈfɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuʃˈfa.nu/

Hyphenation: fos‧fa‧no

Noun

fosfano m (plural fosfanos)

(inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry) phosphane, phosphine
Synonyms: fosfina, fosfamina; fosfeto de hidrogénio

Further reading

“fosfano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026