Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nitride

/ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: ni-tride
IPA: /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.

verb

To subject to the nitriding process.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"This process provides an unpatternable sheet of silicon nitride that electrically isolates the devices […]"
"Presence of nitrides, argonides, arsenides, and iodides in the crystalline rocks"

Etymology

From nitr(ogen) + -ide.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

nitrides (plural) nitrides (present, singular) nitriding (participle, present) nitrided (participle, past) nitrided (past)

Derived Forms

carbonitride decanitride dinitride heptanitride hexanitride mononitride nitridation nitrider nitridize nitridyl nonanitride octanitride

Phrases

aluminium gallium nitride aluminium nitride beryllium nitride beta carbon nitride boron nitride calcium nitride gallium nitride hafnium nitride

Questions

How do you pronounce nitride?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaɪ.tɹaɪd/.
What does nitride mean?: A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3.
Where does nitride come from?: From nitr(ogen) + -ide.

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