The Collaborative International Dictionary
Phosphureted
Phosphureted \Phos"phu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.) Impregnated, or combined, with phosphorus. [Obsoles.]
Phosphureted hydrogen. (Chem.) See Phosphine.
Wiktionary
phosphureted
a. (context obsolete chemistry English) treated, or reacted with phosphorus
Usage examples of "phosphureted".
Concerning the ignis fatuus itself, some hold that it is due to phosphureted hydrogen gas - a tenable theory.
I was turning to your statement that phosphureted hydrogen, PH3, might be the cause of the ignis fatuus.
Moreover, phosphureted hydrogen has a penetrating smell that is very characteristic.