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kryptide

kryptide noun: a binary compound of krypton.

Noun

kryptide (plural kryptides)

  1. A binary compound of krypton
    • It can be shown that the hypothetical chlorine kryptide would be endothermic to the extent of 165,000 calories1933, George Glockler, Charles P. Roe, Donald L. Fuller, Complex Formation due to Polarization. I. The System Krypton and Hydrogen Chloride
    • The binding of the xenide is expected to be higher than the argide or kryptide because the polarizability is larger and therefore the magnitude of charge induced dipole interaction as well.1994, R.L. Asher, Experimental and Theoretical Investigation and Characterization of Small Molecular Ions

Forms of kryptide

pluralkryptides
alternative formkryptonide

Origin of kryptide

From krypton + -ide.

Questions about kryptide

What does kryptide mean?
Kryptide means a binary compound of krypton.
What part of speech is kryptide?
Kryptide is a noun.
What is the plural of kryptide?
The plural of kryptide is kryptides.

Words near kryptide in the dictionary

  1. kryolites
  2. kryometer
  3. kryometers
  4. krypsis
  5. kryptic
  6. kryptide
  7. kryptides
  8. kryptocyanine
  9. kryptogenin
  10. kryptol
  11. krypton

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