hydride

American  

[hahy-drahyd, -drid] / ˈhaɪ draɪd, -drɪd /

noun

1. a binary compound formed by hydrogen and another, usually more electropositive, element or group, as sodium hydride, NaH, or methyl hydride, CH 4 .

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hydride British  

/ ˈhaɪdraɪd /

noun

1. any compound of hydrogen with another element, including ionic compounds such as sodium hydride (NaH), covalent compounds such as borane (B 2 H 6 ), and the transition metal hydrides formed when certain metals, such as palladium, absorb hydrogen

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hydride Scientific  

/ hī′drīd′ /

1. A compound of hydrogen with another element or radical.

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Etymology

Origin of hydride

First recorded in 1840–50; hydr- ² + -ide ( def. )

Example Sentences

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hydride

The splintered fluorine atoms, the researchers report, are safely sequestered by reacting them with potassium hydride in solution to form potassium fluoride, a nontoxic ingredient in toothpaste.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024

"This results in the synthesis of single-phase hydride thin films by fully hydrogenating the metal atoms that naturally tend to persist in the film."

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2024

To herd them into a beam a few micrometers across, they would pass through a low-density material such as lithium hydride or liquid hydrogen.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2024

This means that almost zero hydride ions were wasted.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 22, 2023

He could almost picture the stream of boron hydride blending with the oxidizer and flowing in an ever-increasing stream toward the combustion chamber.

From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)