nitride
(noun) a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nitride (plural nitrides)
(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
nitride (third-person singular simple present nitrides, present participle nitriding, simple past and past participle nitrided)
(transitive) To subject to the nitriding process.
• inditer, neritid
Source: Wiktionary
Ni"tride ( or ), n. Etym: [fromNitrogen.] (Chem.)
Definition: A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
