hydride

any compound of hydrogen with another element, including ionic compounds such as sodium hydride (NaH), covalent compounds such as borane (B₂H₆), and the transition metal hydrides formed when certain metals, such as palladium, absorb hydrogen

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hydride

[′hī‚drīd]

(inorganic chemistry)

A compound containing hydrogen and another element; examples are H₂S, which is a hydride although it may be properly called hydrogen sulfide, and lithium hydride, LiH.

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