arsenide

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

noun Chemistry.

a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag3As.

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Origin of arsenide

1860–65; arsen- + -ide

Words nearby arsenide

arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide, arsenical, arsenicalism, arsenide, arsenious, arsenite, arseniuretted, arseniuretted hydrogen, arseno
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British Dictionary definitions for arsenide

arsenide
/ (ˈɑːsəˌnaɪd) /

noun

a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element
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