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nitride

noun
/ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/

Etymology

From nitr(ogen) + -ide.

  1. borrowed from nitrogène
  2. formed as nitride — “nitrogen + -ide”

Definitions

  1. A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.

    • This process provides an unpatternable sheet of silicon nitride that electrically isolates the devices […]
    • Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks

  2. To subject to the nitriding process.

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