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arsenide

American

[ahr-suh-nahyd, -nid] / ˈɑr səˌnaɪd, -nɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.

arsenide British

/ ˈɑːsəˌnaɪd /

noun

a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element

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Etymology

Origin of arsenide

1860–65; arsen- + -ide ( def. )

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In the TU Dortmund experiments, the time crystals form inside a semiconductor made from gallium arsenide with small amounts of indium and silicon.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Since then, his group has developed high-performance thermal interfaces and gallium nitride devices that incorporate boron arsenide for cooling.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

The new findings build on Hu's earlier work involving the experimental discovery of boron arsenide in 2018.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

His team observed room-temperature phonon focusing in boron arsenide, a crystalline semiconductor known for its high thermal conductivity.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Cupric arsenite, when heated, gives off arsenious acid and water, leaving a residue of arsenide of copper and copper arseniate.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter

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