Hypernym

noun

a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

phosphide 1

noun

any compound of phosphorus with another element.

Substance_meronym

indium 1

noun

a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

indium phosphide 1

noundomain: substance

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English

Definition

a binary semiconductor composed of indium and phosphorus.

Examples

1.Indium phosphide also has one of the longest-lived optical phonons of any compound with the zincblende crystal structure.

Substance_holonym

indium 1

noun

a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

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