nitride

[ nahy-trahyd, -trid ]

/ ˈnaɪ traɪd, -trɪd /

noun Chemistry.

a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.

Nearby words

nitric, nitric acid, nitric bacteria, nitric oxide, nitridation, nitride, nitriding, nitriding steel, nitrification, nitrifier, nitrify

Origin of nitride

1840–50; nitr- + -ide

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Examples from the Web for nitride

It combines directly with nitrogen, when heated in the gas, to form the nitride Mg3N2 (see Argon).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
It blackens in the air, forming a nitride, and decomposes water.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
It rapidly alters on exposure to the air, probably forming a nitride.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity|Francis Preston Venable
When free from nitride it is silver-white in color, and has a brilliant surface.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1899|Various

A nitride appears to be formed when nitrogen is passed over heated iron, since the metal is rendered brittle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nitride

nitride

/ (ˈnaɪtraɪd) /

noun

a compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element, for example magnesium nitride, Mg 3 N 2

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Medicine definitions for nitride

nitride

[ nī′trīd′ ]

n.

A compound containing nitrogen with another more electropositive element, such as phosphorus or a metal.