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NITRIDE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("nitride" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nitride"):

magnesium nitride (a nitride containing nitrogen and magnesium)

 II. (verb) 

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Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb nitride

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