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alkalide

alkalide noun: a chemical compound in which alkali metals are anions (i.e. they bear a negative charge).

Noun

alkalide (plural alkalides)

  1. A chemical compound in which alkali metals are anions (i.e. they bear a negative charge).

Forms of alkalide

pluralalkalides

Origin of alkalide

From alkali + -ide?

Questions about alkalide

What does alkalide mean?
Alkalide means a chemical compound in which alkali metals are anions (i.e. they bear a negative charge).
What part of speech is alkalide?
Alkalide is a noun.
What is the plural of alkalide?
The plural of alkalide is alkalides.

Words near alkalide in the dictionary

  1. alkalibasaltic
  2. alkalibiont
  3. alkalibiontic
  4. alkalibionts
  5. alkalic
  6. alkalide
  7. alkalides
  8. alkalied
  9. alkalies
  10. alkalifeldspar
  11. alkalifeldspars

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