monohydriden.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪdrʌɪd/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈhaɪˌdraɪd/ Chemistry.
A compound containing one atom or anion of hydrogen bound to a radical or cation.
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1866 W. Odling Lect. Animal Chem. 1 Monhydrides, dihydrides, and trihydrides..and their derived chlorides.
1893 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 40 818 Hydroxyl-monohydride is simply..common water.
1950 N. V. Sidgwick Chem. Elements I. 557 Of the monohydride Ar3Si·H is not oxidised by air at all; Ar3Ge·H only slowly, Ar3Sn·H rapidly, while Ar3Pb·H is too unstable to exist.
1992 Organometallics 11 170/2 This analysis remains uncertain until more is learned about the kinetics of the irreversible oxidation of the monohydride complexes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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