lithium hydride

lithium hydride
Hydride Hy"dride, n. [Hydr- + ide.] (Chem.) A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united with some other element.

{lith"i*um hy"dride}, n. (Chem.) A hydride of lithium, {LiH}, commonly used as a powerful reducing agent in organic chemistry. [PJC]


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  • lithium aluminum hydride — noun : a white flammable solid LiAlH4 soluble in ether that is made by the reaction of lithium hydride and anhydrous aluminum chloride and that is used as a reducing agent especially for organic compounds [as a carboxylic acid (RCOOH) to an… …   Useful english dictionary

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