nitride noun & verb. ['nʌɪtrʌɪd] M19.
[from NITR(OGEN + -IDE.]
Chemistry & Metallurgy.
A. noun. A binary compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element or radical. M19.
b. verb trans. Convert into a nitride or nitrides; spec. heat (a ferrous alloy) in the presence of ammonia or other nitrogenous material so as to increase hardness and corrosion resistance. E20.

■ nitri'dation noun a reaction analogous to oxidation but involving nitrogen rather than oxygen; spec. the action or an act of nitriding an alloy: E20.

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