Meanings
nounselenide (plural selenides)
plural selenides
- chemistryany compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2
- chemistryany organic compound of general formula RSeR (R not = H) analogous to the ethers
Origin
- Englishselenium
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishselenide
Translations
Catalan selenur
- selenurcompound in which selenium serves as an anion
Chinese Mandarin 硒化物
- 硒化物 (xīhuàwù)compound in which selenium serves as an anion
French séléniure
- séléniurecompound in which selenium serves as an anion
German Selenid
- Selenidcompound in which selenium serves as an anion
Hindi मेचाग्निक
- मेचाग्निक (mecāgnik)compound in which selenium serves as an anion
Italian selenuro, selenuro
- selenurocompound in which selenium serves as an anion
- selenuroorganic compound
Spanish seleniuro, seleniuro
- seleniurocompound in which selenium serves as an anion
- seleniuroorganic compound
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Cite this entry
APA
selenide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenide
MLA
“selenide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “selenide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenide.
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