noun
- Plural of deuteride; chemical compounds formed by the combination of deuterium with another element, typically a metal or nonmetal.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Deuterides are studied in nuclear chemistry and materials science.
- The researchers synthesized several metal deuterides for their experiment.
- Deuterides of lithium and other light elements have unique properties.
- The stability of deuterides differs from that of their protium counterparts.