hydrolith
9.9
A solid chemical that makes hydrogen gas when it reacts with water
- noun
- /ˈhaɪdrəˌlɪθ/
- Specialized
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hidruro de calcio
- Calcium hydride, also known as hydrolith, is commonly used in laboratories as a reducing agent.
Examples
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Researchers found that hydrolith can effectively generate hydrogen gas when it reacts with water.
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To extract hydrogen, scientists mixed water with hydrolith in a controlled environment.
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There is but one method, as we learn from the Sophic Hydrolith.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
7.1
A gray powder that makes hydrogen gas when it touches water
is the general name for a saltlike binary compound that includes that substance
Surface Forms
hydrolith singular
hydroliths plural
Morphology
hydrolith = hydro + lith
Although it contains the classical combining form hydro- and the element lith-, the term is a specialized chemical coinage whose meaning is not predictable for an average learner from the parts.
Etymology
Hydrolith comes from Greek parts hydro- 'water' and -lith 'stone', like in hydrogen and monolith. So think of a hydrolith as a 'water-stone', a solid that gives hydrogen when it meets water.
