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selenide

selenide noun: any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2.

Noun

selenide (plural selenides)

  1. any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2
  2. any organic compound of general formula RSeR (R not = H) analogous to the ethers

selenide meaning in Hindi

selenide in Hindi

compound in which selenium serves as an anion
मेचाग्निक mecāgnik

Forms of selenide

pluralselenides

Origin of selenide

From selenium + -ide.

Words formed from selenide

Questions about selenide

What does selenide mean?
Selenide means any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2.
What is selenide in Hindi?
Selenide in Hindi is मेचाग्निक (mecāgnik). See Selenide meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is selenide?
Selenide is a noun.
What is the plural of selenide?
The plural of selenide is selenides.

Words near selenide in the dictionary

  1. selenian
  2. seleniated
  3. selenic
  4. selenic acid
  5. selenidation
  6. selenide
  7. selenides
  8. seleniferous
  9. selenine
  10. seleninic
  11. seleninic acid

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