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nitride
[ nahy-trahyd, -trid ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
nitride
/ ˈnaɪtraɪd /
noun
- a compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element, for example magnesium nitride, Mg 3 N 2
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nitride1
1840–50; nitr- + -ide ( def )
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Example Sentences
It combines directly with nitrogen, when heated in the gas, to form the nitride Mg3N2 (see Argon).
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It is a white solid which decomposes on heating into boron nitride and ammonia.
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After fusion, the melt is well washed with dilute hydrochloric acid and then with water, the nitride remaining as a white powder.
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But if the metal contains nitride, chlorine attacks it at the ordinary temperature.
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It burns on ignition in air, and when strongly heated in an atmosphere of nitrogen it forms lithium nitride, Li3N.
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