pnictide

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνίγειν (pnígein, “to choke, to stifle”) (a property of nitrogen), from Pre-Greek, +‎ -ide. By surface analysis, pnicto- +‎ -ide.

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Noun

pnictide (plural pnictides)

  1. (chemistry) Any binary compound of a pnictogen

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