nitride

Meanings

• noun

  A compound of nitrogen and a metal or metalloid, typically formed when a metal reacts with nitrogen gas at high temperatures.

  - "Silicon nitride is a very hard material used in high-temperature applications."
  - "Gallium nitride is a wide-bandgap semiconductor used in high-power electronic devices."

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Variants

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nitride , nitrides , nitrided , nitriding , silicon nitride , silicon nitrides

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Etymology

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Derived from the elements nitrogen and hydride, with the suffix -ide indicating a compound.

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Trivia

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1. Silicon nitride is the second hardest material known to man, only surpassed by boron carbide.

2. Gallium nitride is a popular material for high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) used in radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications.

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Related Concepts

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1. Semiconductor: Nitrides are widely used in semiconductor technology due to their unique electronic properties.

2. Ceramics: Silicon nitride is a common material used in advanced ceramics.

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Culture

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Nitrides have been used in various industries for their unique properties, such as their high strength, hardness, and thermal stability.

How to Memorize "nitride"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a metal reacting with nitrogen gas to form a shiny, new compound.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'nitride' with the image of a strong, hard material.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'nitride' as 'Nitrogen-Ide', where Ide represents the idea of a compound.

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