NITRIDE

nitride

(noun) a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

nitride (plural nitrides)

(chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.

Verb

nitride (third-person singular simple present nitrides, present participle nitriding, simple past and past participle nitrided)

(transitive) To subject to the nitriding process.

Anagrams

• 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



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