Meanings
nounaluminium hydride (uncountable)
alternative aluminum hydride
- uncountablechemistryAlH₃, formed when aluminium is heated at 1500°C in an atmosphere of hydrogen.
- uncountablechemistry(AlH₃)ₙ, can be prepared in ether solution by the reaction of aluminium chloride and lithium hydride; it is used to manufacture lithium aluminium hydride.
Synonyms: alumane - AlH3
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(AlH₃)ₙ, can be prepared in ether solution by the reaction of aluminium chloride and lithium hydride; it is used to manufacture lithium aluminium hydride.
Similar
alumane - AlH3
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