: a binary compound of selenium with a more electropositive element or group

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That is how closely the manganese sulfide curve matches the germanium selenide one, this reviewer said. Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 26 July 2023 Small cadmium selenide crystals would immediately form but then stop because the injection cooled the solvent. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023 At the time, silicon carbide, gallium nitride, and zinc selenide were all contenders in the race to produce a practical blue LED. IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2024 Fortunately, some progress has been made by companies trying to commercialize other flexible solar materials, such as the semiconductor made of copper indium gallium selenide. Samuel D. Stranks, Scientific American, 1 July 2015 See All Example Sentences for selenide

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First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of selenide was in 1849

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“Selenide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/selenide. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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