'Hydride' definitions:
Definition of 'hydride'
From: WordNet
noun
Any binary compound formed by the union of hydrogen and other elements
Definition of 'Hydride'
From: GCIDE
- Hydride \Hy"dride\, n. [Hydr- + ide.] (Chem.) A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united with some other element.
- {lith"i*um hy"dride}, n. (Chem.) A hydride of lithium, LiH, commonly used as a powerful reducing agent in organic chemistry. [PJC]