A compound of a cation and one or more electrons; specifically an ionic solid whose crystal lattice consists of cations and electrons, instead of cations and anions as in a salt.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Tetrahedron Letters. From electr- + -ide.
Definition of electride in US English:
electride
nounɪˈlɛktrʌɪd
Chemistry
A compound of a cation and one or more electrons; specifically an ionic solid whose crystal lattice consists of cations and electrons, instead of cations and anions as in a salt.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Tetrahedron Letters. From electr- + -ide.