selenide
[ sel-uh-nahyd, -nid ]
/ ˈsɛl əˌnaɪd, -nɪd /
noun Chemistry.
any compound in which bivalent selenium is combined with a positive element, as potassium selenide, K2Se, or with a group.
Origin of selenide
1840–50;
selen(ium) +
-ide
Words nearby selenide
selenate,
selene,
selenga,
selenic,
selenic acid,
selenide,
seleniferous,
selenious,
selenious acid,
selenite,
selenium
Example sentences from the Web for selenide
It exists also combined with cobalt and lead, as the selenide of these metals; also as the selenide of lead and mercury.
The selenide was collected and dried in an atmosphere of nitrogen, and then in a vacuum, in presence of phosphorus pentoxide.