nitride

[ nahy-trahyd, -trid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.

nitride

/ ˈnaɪtraɪd /

noun

1. a compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element, for example magnesium nitride, Mg 3 N 2

Word History and Origins

Origin of nitride¹

1840–50; nitr- + -ide ( def )

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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