: a compound of hydrogen with a more electropositive element or group
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Both helium hydride ions and molecular hydrogen were critical to the development of the first stars hundreds of millions of years later, the researchers said.
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Perri Thaler, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The system also works in reverse, converting the solid metal hydride back into hydrogen, which then runs through a fuel cell and supplies electricity to the grid.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2021
The system builds on years of research at the University of New South Wales, which patented the hydrogen-metal compound—or metal hydride—technology in 2019.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2021
Alternately, the metal hydride canisters can be plucked out of the system and placed on a truck or cargo ship for export.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2021
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Perri Thaler, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The system also works in reverse, converting the solid metal hydride back into hydrogen, which then runs through a fuel cell and supplies electricity to the grid.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2021
The system builds on years of research at the University of New South Wales, which patented the hydrogen-metal compound—or metal hydride—technology in 2019.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2021
Alternately, the metal hydride canisters can be plucked out of the system and placed on a truck or cargo ship for export.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2021
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“Hydride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydride. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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