sodium hydride

sodium hydride
noun
a flammable grey crystalline binary compound (NaH)
Hypernyms: ↑hydride

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noun
: a flammable gray to white crystalline compound NaH that is made by reaction of hydrogen and sodium, that is decomposed by water to yield hydrogen and sodium hydroxide, and that is used chiefly in organic synthesis and in removing scale from metals

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