kryptide

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noun

A binary compound of krypton

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounkryptide (plural kryptides)

plural kryptides · alternative kryptonide

  1. chemistryA binary compound of krypton

    It can be shown that the hypothetical chlorine kryptide would be endothermic to the extent of 165,000 calories

    1933, George Glockler, Charles P. Roe, Donald L. Fuller, Complex Formation due to Polarization. I. The System Krypton and Hydrogen Chloride
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    The binding of the xenide is expected to be higher than the argide or kryptide because the polarizability is larger and therefore the magnitude of charge induced dipole interaction as well.

    1994, R.L. Asher, Experimental and Theoretical Investigation and Characterization of Small Molecular Ions

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