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hydride (iou)



hydride noun. M19.
[from HYDRO- + -IDE.]
Chemistry. Formerly = HYDRATE noun. Now, a binary compound of hydrogen with another element, esp. a metal.
hy'dridic adjective (of a hydrogen atom) having a negative charge M20.