trihydride

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noun

Any hydride containing three atoms of hydrogen per molecule

OriginEnglish hydride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-) →
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Meanings

nountrihydride (plural trihydrides)

plural trihydrides

  1. chemistryAny hydride containing three atoms of hydrogen per molecule

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  8. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  10. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  11. Englishhydro-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishhydride
  14. Englishtrihydride

From tri- + hydride.

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Translations

Italian triidruro
  • triidrurotrihydride
Russian тригидрид
  • тригидрид (trigidrid)trihydride
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APA

trihydride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trihydride

MLA

“trihydride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trihydride. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trihydride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trihydride.

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