nitride

noun, verb — 2 senses

nitride

noun

/ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/

Etymology From nitr(ogen) + -ide.

1

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences 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 […]2005, Paolo Dario, Raja Chatila, Robotics Research: The Eleventh International Symposium, page 506:
  • Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks2017, Kathleen F. Edwards, Joel F. Liebman, No Nobel for Noble Gases - Some Guesses Why:
Derived terms
37 termsaluminium gallium nitride, aluminium nitride, beryllium nitride, beta carbon nitride, boron nitride, calcium nitride, carbonitride, decanitride, dinitride, gallium nitride, hafnium nitride, heptanitride, hexanitride, indium gallium nitride, indium nitride, lithium nitride, magnesium nitride, mononitride, nitridation, nitrider, nitridize, nitridyl, nonanitride, octanitride, oxynitride, pentanitride, pernitride, silicon nitride, strontium nitride, subnitride, sulfur nitride, sulphur nitride, tetranitride, titanium nitride, trinitride, uranium nitride, zirconium nitride

nitride

verb

Etymology From nitr(ogen) + -ide.

1

To subject to the nitriding process.

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