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selenide

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[sel-uh-nahyd, -nid] / ˈsɛl əˌnaɪd, -nɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

any compound in which bivalent selenium is combined with a positive element, as potassium selenide, K 2 Se, or with a group.

Etymology

Origin of selenide

1840–50; selen(ium) + -ide ( def. )

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"We discovered that shining light on Janus molybdenum sulfur selenide and molybdenum disulfide creates tiny, directional forces inside the material, which show up as changes in its SHG pattern," Zhang said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025

However, very similar curves also appeared in Dr. Dias’s thesis for an entirely different material, germanium selenide.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

China’s controls, to take effect from August 1, will apply to eight gallium-related products: gallium antimonide, gallium arsenide, gallium metal, gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium selenide and indium gallium arsenide.

From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023

“This opens the door for new devices to be built from polycrystalline tin selenide pellets and their applications to be explored,” Kanatzidis says.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 2, 2021

The liquid rapidly deposits free selenium, owing to the oxidation of the hydrogen selenide retained in solution.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 by Various

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