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noun a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)
originEtymology tree English nitr(ogen) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English nitride From nitr(ogen) + -ide.
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