deuteride

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noun

Any hydride in which normal hydrogen is replaced by deuterium.

OriginAncient Greek δεύτερος →
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Meanings

noundeuteride (plural deuterides)

plural deuterides

  1. chemistryAny hydride in which normal hydrogen is replaced by deuterium.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδεύτερος“second”
  2. Englishdeuteride

From deutero- + -ide. From deuterium, from Ancient Greek δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”).

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Translations

Italian deuteruro
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APA

deuteride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteride

MLA

“deuteride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteride. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deuteride,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteride.

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