nitride
/ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/
nitride noun: a compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
Noun
nitride (plural nitrides)
- 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
Verb
nitride (third-person singular simple present nitrides, present participle nitriding, simple past and past participle nitrided)
- To subject to the nitriding process.
nitride meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Thai and Vietnamese
nitride in Hindi
- compound of nitrogen
- भुयातिक bhuyātik
nitride in Tamil
- நைட்ரடு, நைத்திரைட்டு
nitride in Thai
- compound of nitrogen
- ไนไตรด์ nai-dtrai
nitride in Vietnamese
- compound of nitrogen
- nitrit
Forms of nitride
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nitrides |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | nitrides |
| present participle | nitriding |
| past participle | nitrided |
| past | nitrided |
Origin of nitride
From nitr(ogen) + -ide.
Words formed from nitride
- aluminium 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
Questions about nitride
- What does nitride mean?
- Nitride means a compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
- What is nitride in Hindi?
- Nitride in Hindi is भुयातिक (bhuyātik). See Nitride meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nitride?
- Nitride can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce nitride?
- Nitride is pronounced /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/.
- What is the plural of nitride?
- The plural of nitride is nitrides.
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