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Nitride vs Pnictogenide - What's the difference?

nitride | pnictogenide |

As nouns the difference between nitride and pnictogenide

is that nitride is a compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of −3 while pnictogenide is any binary compound containing an anion of a pnictogen; namely nitride, phosphide, arsenide, antimonide or bismuthide.

nitride

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A compound of nitrogen where nitrogen has an oxidation state of ?3.
  • Derived terms

    * aluminium gallium nitride * aluminium nitride * beryllium nitride * beta carbon nitride * boron nitride * gallium nitride * hafnium nitride * indium gallium nitride * indium nitride * lithium nitride * magnesium nitride * oxynitride * strontium nitride * tetranitride * titanium nitride * uranium nitride * zirconium nitride ----

    pnictogenide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound containing an anion of a pnictogen; namely nitride, phosphide, arsenide, antimonide or bismuthide