English Explanatory Dictionary

nitride

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
verb
  1. To subject to the nitriding process.

Pronunciation

nī'trīd /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-nitride.wav

Word forms

nitride nitrides nitriding nitrided

Etymology

From nitr(ogen) + -ide.

Derived words

aluminium gallium nitride aluminium nitride beryllium nitride beta carbon nitride boron nitride calcium nitride carbonitride decanitride dinitride gallium nitride hafnium nitride heptanitride hexanitride indium gallium nitride indium nitride lithium nitride magnesium nitride mononitride nitridation nitrider nitridize nitridyl nonanitride octanitride oxynitride pentanitride pernitride silicon nitride strontium nitride subnitride sulfur nitride sulphur nitride tetranitride titanium nitride trinitride uranium nitride zirconium nitride
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