{Hydrogen silicide} (Chem.), a colorless, spontaneously inflammable gas, {SiH4}, produced artifically from silicon, and analogous to methane; -- called also {silico-methane}, {silicon hydride}, and formerly {siliciureted hydrogen}. [1913 Webster]
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silicon hydride — noun any hydride of silicon; a silane … Wiktionary
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Hydrogen silicide — Silicide Sil i*cide, n. (Chem.) A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary. [R.] [1913 Webster] {Hydrogen silicide} (Chem.), a colorless, spontaneously inflammable gas, {SiH4}, produced artifically from silicon, and analogous to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
