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dihydride

UK/daɪˈhaɪdɹaɪd/

dihydride noun: any hydride containing two atoms of hydrogen per molecule.

Noun

dihydride (plural dihydrides)

  1. Any hydride containing two atoms of hydrogen per molecule.

Forms of dihydride

pluraldihydrides

Origin of dihydride

From di- + hydride.

Questions about dihydride

What does dihydride mean?
Dihydride means any hydride containing two atoms of hydrogen per molecule.
What part of speech is dihydride?
Dihydride is a noun.
How do you pronounce dihydride?
Dihydride is pronounced /daɪˈhaɪdɹaɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of dihydride?
The plural of dihydride is dihydrides.

Words near dihydride in the dictionary

  1. dihydrazides
  2. dihydrazone
  3. dihydrazones
  4. dihydrexidine
  5. dihydric
  6. dihydride
  7. dihydrides
  8. dihydridooxidonitrogen
  9. dihydridooxidonitrogens
  10. dihydro
  11. dihydro-

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