Hydride

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(Chem.) A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united with some other element. lith"i*um hy"dride (Chem.) A hydride of lithium, LiH, commonly used as a powerful reducing agent in organic chemistry.

Noun

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hydride - any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements

azoimide, binary compound, calcium hydride, HN, hydrazoic acid, hydrogen azide, hydrolith, sodium hydride