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hydride

/ˈhaɪdɹaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dride
IPA
/ˈhaɪdɹaɪd/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -ide English hydride From hydro- + -ide.

Inflected Forms

hydrides (plural)

Derived Forms

aluminohydride anhydride borohydride decahydride dihydride fluorohydride heptahydride hexahydride hydridic hydriding hydrido monohydride

Phrases

aluminium hydride aluminum hydride arsenous hydride beryllium hydride bismuth hydride bromine hydride calcium hydride diisobutylaluminum hydride

Frequently Paired Words

hydrium hydrogen hydron alane alkane alkene alkyne alumane

Questions

How do you pronounce hydride?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪdɹaɪd/.
What does hydride mean?
A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.
Where does hydride come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English -ide English hydride From hydro- + -ide.

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