Meanings
nounhydride (plural hydrides)
plural hydrides
- chemistryA compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
- Englishhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishhydride
Translations
Catalan hidrur
- hidrurcompound of hydrogen
Chinese Mandarin 氫化物 /氢化物
- 氫化物 /氢化物 (qīnghuàwù)compound of hydrogen
Dutch hydride
- hydridecompound of hydrogen
Esperanto hidrido
- hidridocompound of hydrogen
Finnish hydridi
- hydridicompound of hydrogen
French hydrure
- hydrurecompound of hydrogen
German Hydrid
- Hydridcompound of hydrogen
Hindi उदजारेय
- उदजारेय (udjārey)compound of hydrogen
Icelandic hýdríð
- hýdríðcompound of hydrogen
Irish hidríd
- hidrídcompound of hydrogen
Italian idruro
- idrurocompound of hydrogen
Japanese 水素化物
- 水素化物 (suiso kabutsu)compound of hydrogen
Korean 수소화물
- 수소화물 (susohwamul)compound of hydrogen
Portuguese hidreto
- hidretocompound of hydrogen
Russian гидри́д, водоро́дное соедине́ние
- гидри́д (gidríd)compound of hydrogen
- водоро́дное соедине́ние (vodoródnoje sojedinénije)compound of hydrogen
Spanish hidruro
- hidrurocompound of hydrogen
Cite this entry
APA
hydride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydride
MLA
“hydride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydride. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydride,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydride.
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