n. [ See Anhydrous. ] (Chem.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Carbon + hydrogen. ] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon. [ 1913 Webster ]
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.)