| NIDE | • nide n. (Archaic) A nest of pheasants. • Nide prop.n. A Polynesian language spoken in Vanuatu. • NIDE v. to nest. |
| SNIDE | • snide adj. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. • snide adj. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible. • snide n. (Countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat. |
| CYANIDE | • cyanide n. (Chemistry, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion. • cyanide n. (Uncountable) Sodium or potassium cyanide, used in the extraction of gold and silver or as a poison. • cyanide n. (Uncountable) Hydrogen cyanide, or cyanide gas, a poisonous gas. |
| OZONIDE | • ozonide n. (Chemistry) the univalent anion, O3-, derived from ozone. • ozonide n. (Chemistry) any dark red salt of this anion and a metal. • ozonide n. (Chemistry) any of a number of explosive organic compounds containing a -O-O-O- group. |
| URANIDE | • uranide n. (Chemistry) Any of the transuranium elements immediately following uranium in the periodic table. • URANIDE n. a radioactive element, also URANIUM. |
| ACTINIDE | • actinide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that… • actinide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 14 elements from actinium to nobelium (lawrencium is excluded by some authors… • actinide n. (Chemistry, dated) Any of the 14 elements from thorium to lawrencium (actinium having been mistakenly… |
| ARSENIDE | • arsenide n. An ion that is an arsenic atom with three extra electrons and charge -3. • arsenide n. A compound with arsenic in oxidation state -3. • ARSENIDE n. a compound of arsenic with a metal. |
| SELENIDE | • selenide n. (Chemistry) any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2. • selenide n. (Chemistry) any organic compound of general formula RSeR (R not = H) analogous to the ethers. • SELENIDE n. a compound of selenium. |
| ALUMINIDE | • aluminide n. (Chemistry) Any intermetallic compound of aluminium and a more electropositive element. • ALUMINIDE n. a compound that has aluminium with more electropositive elements. |
| BIGUANIDE | • biguanide n. (Organic chemistry) The compound imidodicarbonimidic diamide derived from guanidine. • biguanide n. Any of a class of antihyperglycemic and antimalarial drugs based upon this compound. • BIGUANIDE n. one of a group of drugs used in the late onset of diabetes. |
| ANTIMONIDE | • antimonide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any compound of antimony with more electropositive elements. • ANTIMONIDE n. a binary compound with antimony as one of its constituents. |
| ISOCYANIDE | • isocyanide n. (Chemistry) The isomer HN+C- of hydrocyanic acid HCN. • isocyanide n. (Chemistry) Any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives RNC. • ISOCYANIDE n. a salt or ester of isocyanic acid. |
| LANTHANIDE | • lanthanide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because… • lanthanide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 14 rare earth elements from lanthanum to ytterbium (lutetium is excluded by some… • lanthanide n. (Chemistry, dated) Any of the 14 rare earth elements from cerium to lutetium (lanthanum having been… |
| GLUCURONIDE | • glucuronide n. (Biochemistry) Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the metabolism of phenols… • GLUCURONIDE n. any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid. |
| CHALCOGENIDE | • chalcogenide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element. • CHALCOGENIDE n. a binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element or radical. |
| FERRICYANIDE | • ferricyanide n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of various salts containing the trivalent anion Fe(CN)63-; used in making… • ferricyanide n. (Inorganic chemistry) A complex ion in which a central ferric iron atom is surrounded by six cyanide ions. • FERRICYANIDE n. a salt of hydroferricyanic acid. |
| FERROCYANIDE | • ferrocyanide n. (Inorganic chemistry) The complex ion Fe(CN)64-; any salt containing this ion; they are used in making… • FERROCYANIDE n. a salt of hydroferrocyanic acid. |
| VINYLCYANIDE | • vinyl␣cyanide n. (Organic chemistry) The compound acrylonitrile. • VINYLCYANIDE n. another name for acrylonitrile, a compound used in making synthetic fibres. |
| TRANSACTINIDE | • transactinide adj. (Chemistry, physics) Lying beyond lawrencium (the last actinide) in the periodic table; having an atomic… • transactinide n. (Chemistry, physics) Any of the artificially produced elements having an atomic number greater than 103. • TRANSACTINIDE n. an element with atomic weight higher than those of the actinide series. |
| PLATINOCYANIDE | • platinocyanide n. (Chemistry) Any of several salts containing the anion Pt(CN)42-. • PLATINOCYANIDE n. a fluorescent complex salt formed by the union of a compound of platinum and cyanide with another cyanide. |