lithium hydride

noun

LiH, a gray solid that reacts violently with water, and can ignite spontaneously in air; it has a number of industrial applications, and is used in the manufacture of lithium aluminium hydride.

Meanings

nounlithium hydride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryLiH, a gray solid that reacts violently with water, and can ignite spontaneously in air; it has a number of industrial applications, and is used in the manufacture of lithium aluminium hydride.

Translations

Arabic هِيدْرِيد لِيثْيُوم
  • هِيدْرِيد لِيثْيُوم (hīdrīd līṯyūm)chemical compound, LiH
Czech hydrid lithný
  • hydrid lithnýchemical compound, LiH
Dutch lithiumhydride
  • lithiumhydridechemical compound, LiH
German Lithiumhydrid
  • Lithiumhydridchemical compound, LiH
Hindi लघ्वातु उदजारेय
  • लघ्वातु उदजारेय (laghvātu udjārey)chemical compound, LiH
Japanese 水素化リチウム
  • 水素化リチウム (umi richiumu)chemical compound, LiH
Portuguese hidreto de lítio
  • hidreto de lítiochemical compound, LiH
Russian гидри́д ли́тия
  • гидри́д ли́тия (gidríd lítija)chemical compound, LiH
Spanish hidruro de litio
  • hidruro de litiochemical compound, LiH
Vietnamese hiđrua liti
  • hiđrua litichemical compound, LiH
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APA

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Chicago

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