NITRIDE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'nItrId
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal)

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	See Also:	chemical compound, compound, magnesium nitride

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Ni"tride\ (? or ?), n. [from{Nitrogen}.] (Chem.) A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric nitride.