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selenide
[ sel-uh-nahyd, -nid ]
/ ˈsɛl əˌnaɪd, -nɪd /
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noun Chemistry.
any compound in which bivalent selenium is combined with a positive element, as potassium selenide, K2Se, or with a group.
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Origin of selenide
1840–50; selen(ium) + -ide
Words nearby selenide
selenate, Selene, Selenga, selenic, selenic acid, selenide, seleniferous, selenious, selenious acid, selenite, selenium
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