hydrides

[hahy-drahyd, -drid]

hy·dride

[hahy-drahyd, -drid]
noun
a binary compound formed by hydrogen and another, usually more electropositive, element or group, as sodium hydride, NaH, or methyl hydride, CH4.

Origin:
1840–50; hydr-2 + -ide
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hydride   (hī'drīd')  Pronunciation Key 
A compound of hydrogen with another element or radical.
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