noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈhaɪdɹaɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:HH AY1 D R AY2 D
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noun
Meaning 1
A compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English hydride From hydro- + -ide.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
hidruru
— compound of hydrogen
Catalan:
hidrur
— compound of hydrogen
Chinese Mandarin:
氫化物 /氢化物
(qīnghuàwù)
— compound of hydrogen
Dutch:
hydride
— compound of hydrogen
Esperanto:
hidrido
— compound of hydrogen
Finnish:
hydridi
— compound of hydrogen
French:
hydrure
— compound of hydrogen
Galician:
hidruro
— compound of hydrogen
German:
Hydrid
— compound of hydrogen
Hindi:
उदजारेय
(udjārey)
— compound of hydrogen
Icelandic:
hýdríð
— compound of hydrogen
Irish:
hidríd
— compound of hydrogen
Italian:
idruro
— compound of hydrogen
Japanese:
水素化物
(suiso kabutsu)
— compound of hydrogen
Kazakh:
гидрид
(gidrid)
— compound of hydrogen
Korean:
수소화물
(susohwamul)
— compound of hydrogen
Macedonian:
хидрид
(hidrid)
— compound of hydrogen
Portuguese:
hidreto
— compound of hydrogen
Russian:
гидри́д
(gidríd)
— compound of hydrogen
Russian:
водоро́дное соедине́ние
(vodoródnoje sojedinénije)
— compound of hydrogen