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hydride

hy·dride
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-drahyd, -drid]
    • /ˈhaɪ draɪd, -drɪd/
    • /ˈhaɪdraɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-drahyd, -drid]
    • /ˈhaɪ draɪd, -drɪd/

Definitions of hydride word

  • noun hydride a binary compound formed by hydrogen and another, usually more electropositive, element or group, as sodium hydride, NaH, or methyl hydride, CH 4 . 1
  • noun hydride A binary compound of hydrogen with a metal. 1
  • noun hydride any compound of hydrogen with another element, including ionic compounds such as sodium hydride (NaH), covalent compounds such as borane (B2H6), and the transition metal hydrides formed when certain metals, such as palladium, absorb hydrogen 0
  • noun hydride a binary inorganic compound containing hydrogen 0

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Origin of hydride

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; hydr-2 + -ide

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Parts of speech for Hydride

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hydride popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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