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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound of a supposedly more electropositive element or radical with four atoms of phosphorus: as, sulphur tetraphosphide, S.P4, a substance which, however, has been shown to be merely a solution of sulphur in phosphorus.
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- noun chemistry Any
phosphide having fourphosphorus atoms
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