pnictide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any binary compound of a pnictogen

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pnictide pnictides

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνίγειν (pnígein, “to choke, to stifle”) (a property of nitrogen), from Pre-Greek, + -ide. By surface analysis, pnicto- + -ide.

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