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.

Nearby words

arsenic trichloride, arsenic trioxide, arsenic trisulfide, arsenical, arsenicalism, arsenide, arsenious, arsenite, arseniuretted, arseniuretted hydrogen, arseno

Origin of arsenide

1860–65; arsen- + -ide

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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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