'lithium hydride' definitions:

Definition of 'lithium 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]