nitride

[nahy-trahyd, -trid]

ni·tride

[nahy-trahyd, -trid]
noun Chemistry.
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.

Origin:
1840–50; nitr- + -ide
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Nitride is always a great word to know.
So is cyanide. Does it mean:
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN
any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and ?OH a hydroxyl group
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nitride (ˈnaɪtraɪd)
 
n
a compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element, for example magnesium nitride, Mg3N2

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nitride ni·tride (nī'trīd')
n.
A compound containing nitrogen with another more electropositive element, such as phosphorus or a metal.

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