Dictionary - Definition of AMPHID


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. 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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Amphid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Amphid \Am"phid\, noun. [from Greek expression 'a`mfw both: compare to the French expression amphide.]. (references)

Common Expressions: AMPHID

Expressions	Definition
Amphid salt	(Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide. [Obsolescent]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. 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.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "AMPHID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Etymology:Amphid \Am"phid\, noun. [from Greek expression 'a`mfw both: compare to the French expression amphide.]. (references)

Expressions	Definition
Amphid salt	(Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic oxide. [Obsolescent]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top