alkaliden.
/ˈalkəlʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈælkəˌlaɪd/ Chemistry.
A binary ionic compound in which the anion is an alkali metal atom with an extra electron. Cf. sodide n.
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1979 J. L. Dye in Angewandte Chemie (Internat. ed.) 18 590/1 Our search for salts of the alkali metal anions (which we refer to as ‘alkalides’) was..based on thermodynamic predictions of their stabilities.
1983 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 105 6490/2 The optical spectrum of a thin film obtained by dissolving the crystals in methylamine and evaporating the solvent from a liquid film as with other alkalides and electrides is shown in Figure 1.
2001 G. S. Nolas et al. Thermoelectrics ix. 256 Very low work functions have been reported for alkalides and electrides.
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