arsenide

American

[ahr-suh-nahyd, -nid] / ˈɑr səˌnaɪd, -nɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.

arsenide British

/ ˈɑːsəˌnaɪd /

noun

a compound in which arsenic is the most electronegative element

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Etymology

Origin of arsenide

1860–65; arsen- + -ide ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The final layer is an extremely thin sheet of indium gallium arsenide.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

For more than a decade, boron arsenide has intrigued scientists.

From Science Daily • Nov. 12, 2025

They found, for example, tremendous variability in the performance of the perovskite cells, whereas the low-cost gallium arsenide cells consistently performed well overall.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

Microsoft researchers began to look for these fractional charges in samples of gallium arsenide, a compound often used in solar cells.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 20, 2023

A speise of this kind, fused and exposed at a red heat to air, first loses arsenide of iron by oxidation.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

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