hydride

[ hahy-drahyd, -drid ]

noun

1. a binary compound formed by hydrogen and another, usually more electropositive, element or group, as sodium hydride, NaH, or methyl hydride, CH 4 .

hydride

/ ˈhaɪdraɪd /

noun

1. any compound of hydrogen with another element, including ionic compounds such as sodium hydride (NaH), covalent compounds such as borane (B 2 H 6 ), and the transition metal hydrides formed when certain metals, such as palladium, absorb hydrogen

hydride

/ hī′drīd′ /

1. A compound of hydrogen with another element or radical.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydride¹

First recorded in 1840–50; hydr- ² + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

Rare earths are in color televisions, camera lenses, fiber-optic cables, nuclear reactors, nickel-metal hydride batteries, aircraft engines, PET scanners and much more.

From Science News

Much like the all-wheel-drive equipped Toyota Prius, the Tundra uses a nickel-metal hydride battery to power its hybrid system.

From Popular-Science

Also, more research and development should go into proposals to convert hydrogen into chemicals that are easier to store, such as ammonia, light alcohols, and metal hydrides.

From Singularity Hub 

One gram of lithium hydride would give nearly fifty-eight kilowatt-hours of energy in one blast.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a bomb would be nearly fifty thousand times as powerful as the lithium-hydride pinch bomb.

From Project Gutenberg

It also combines directly with potassium hydride to form potassium formate (see Formic Acid).

From Project Gutenberg

I'm damn glad we've got plenty of stuff in our Op field and plenty of hydride for the engines.

From Project Gutenberg

Horrified, Rick saw a fireman, clumsy in his protective suit, trip and fall before the oncoming flood of flaming boron hydride.

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