Definition of "nitrides" [nitrides]

• Plural form of nitride. (noun)

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• "The emphasis then shifted to testing materials and fuels (metal and ceramic oxides, carbides and nitrides of uranium and plutonium) for larger fast reactors."
• "Surface coatings of various materials, typically other metals, alloys, and metal carbides or nitrides, can be applied using these processes."
• "This category breaks down into three subsets: oxides (alumina, zirconia), non-oxides (carbides, borides, nitrides) and composites (combinations of oxides and non-oxides)."