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nitridize

nitridize verb: to form a nitride from.

Verb

nitridize (third-person singular simple present nitridizes, present participle nitridizing, simple past and past participle nitridized)

  1. (transitive) To form a nitride from
    • If we regard lophine as an ammono compound then the conversion of formula III into formula II is an example of the Cannizzaro reaction in that an ammono aldehyde has been nitridized to an ammono acid […]1927, Harold Henry Strain, Ammono Aldehydes and Ketones, page 62

Forms of nitridize

third-person singular presentnitridizes
present participlenitridizing
past participlenitridized
pastnitridized

Origin of nitridize

From nitride + -ize.

Questions about nitridize

What does nitridize mean?
Nitridize means to form a nitride from.
What part of speech is nitridize?
Nitridize is a verb.
What is the past tense of nitridize?
The past tense of nitridize is nitridized.

Words near nitridize in the dictionary

  1. nitrides
  2. nitriding
  3. nitridings
  4. nitridization
  5. nitridizations
  6. nitridize
  7. nitridized
  8. nitridizes
  9. nitridizing
  10. nitrids
  11. nitridyl

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