nitride

[ nahy-trahyd, -trid ]

/ ˈnaɪ traɪd, -trɪd /

noun Chemistry.

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

Origin of nitride

1840–50; nitr- + -ide

Words nearby nitride

nitric, nitric acid, nitric bacteria, nitric oxide, nitridation, nitride, nitriding, nitriding steel, nitrification, nitrifier, nitrify

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Example sentences from the Web for nitride

It combines directly with nitrogen, when heated in the gas, to form the nitride Mg3N2 (see Argon).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
It blackens in the air, forming a nitride, and decomposes water.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
It rapidly alters on exposure to the air, probably forming a nitride.
A Brief Account of Radio-activity|Francis Preston Venable
When free from nitride it is silver-white in color, and has a brilliant surface.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1899|Various

A nitride appears to be formed when nitrogen is passed over heated iron, since the metal is rendered brittle.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for nitride

nitride

/ (ˈnaɪtraɪd) /

noun

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

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Medical definitions for nitride

nitride

[ nī′trīd′ ]

n.

A compound containing nitrogen with another more electropositive element, such as phosphorus or a metal.

单词	nitride
释义	nitride [ nahy-trahyd, -trid ] / ˈnaɪ traɪd, -trɪd / noun Chemistry. a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen. Origin of nitride 1840–50; nitr- + -ide Words nearby nitride nitric, nitric acid, nitric bacteria, nitric oxide, nitridation, nitride, nitriding, nitriding steel, nitrification, nitrifier, nitrify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nitride It combines directly with nitrogen, when heated in the gas, to form the nitride Mg3N2 (see Argon). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3\|Various It blackens in the air, forming a nitride, and decomposes water. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson It rapidly alters on exposure to the air, probably forming a nitride. A Brief Account of Radio-activity\|Francis Preston Venable When free from nitride it is silver-white in color, and has a brilliant surface. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1899\|Various A nitride appears to be formed when nitrogen is passed over heated iron, since the metal is rendered brittle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for nitride nitride / (ˈnaɪtraɪd) / noun a compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element, for example magnesium nitride, Mg 3 N 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for nitride nitride [ nī′trīd′ ] n. A compound containing nitrogen with another more electropositive element, such as phosphorus or a metal. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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