English Explanatory Dictionary

hydride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪdɹaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hydride.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-hydride.wav

Word forms

hydride hydrides

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English hydride From hydro- + -ide.

Related words

hydrium hydrogen hydron alane alkane alkene alkyne alumane ammonia arsane arsine astatane azane bismuthane bromane carbane chlorane fluorane gallane germane hydrazine hydrogen peroxide hydrogen selenide hydrogen sulfide hydrogen sulphide hydrogen telluride indigane iodane oxidane phosphane phosphine plumbane polane selane silane stannane stibane stibine sulfane sulphane tellane thallane water

Derived words

aluminium hydride aluminohydride aluminum hydride anhydride arsenous hydride beryllium hydride bismuth hydride borohydride bromine hydride calcium hydride dihydride diisobutylaluminum hydride fluorohydride gallium hydride helium hydride hexahydride hydridic hydriding hydrido indium hydride lanthanide hydride lead hydride lithium aluminium hydride lithium aluminum hydride lithium hydride metal hydride monohydride nickel hydride palladium hydride plutonium hydride polonium hydride polyhydride positronium hydride pottasium hydride selenium hydride silicon hydride sodium hydride superhydride tellurium hydride tetrahydride thallium hydride tin hydride titanium hydride trihydride
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