amphide

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• Amphid — Am phid, n. [Gr. a mfw both: cf. F. amphide.] (Chem.) A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a {haloid} compound. [R.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English