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deuteride

American  
[doo-tuh-rahyd, -ter-id, dyoo-] / ˈdu təˌraɪd, -tər ɪd, ˈdyu- /

noun

Chemistry.

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

deuteride British  
/ ˈdjuːtəˌraɪd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of deuteride

deuter(ium) + -ide

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The nuclear fire will sweep through the lithium deuteride like a flame through dry excelsior.

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