deuteride

[ doo-tuh-rahyd, -ter-id, dyoo- ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a hydride in which deuterium takes the place of ordinary hydrogen.

deuteride

/ ˈdjuːtəˌraɪd /

noun

1. a compound of deuterium with some other element. It is analogous to a hydride

Word History and Origins

Origin of deuteride¹

deuter(ium) + -ide