Phrase Hound found 115 phrases and 38 compound words that contain hydrogen. The most common are listed below. Open hydrogen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 115
- hydrogen peroxideA colourless liquid, H₂O₂, soluble in water, used as a mild antiseptic, bleaching agent (especially for bleaching hair), oxidizing agent and chemical reagent.
- hydrogen sulfideA toxic gas, H₂S, smelling like rotten eggs and used in analytical chemistry and industry.
- hydrogen bondA weak bond in which a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom (usually nitrogen or oxygen) in the same or different molecule.
- hydrogen bombA thermonuclear bomb that derives its destructive power from the fusion of isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium).
- hydrogen bondsplural of hydrogen bond: A weak bond in which a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to an electronegative atom (usually nitrogen or oxygen) in the same or different molecule.
- heavy hydrogenSynonym of deuterium: An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.
- hydrogen vehicleAny vehicle that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel, normally via the electricity produced by a fuel cell.
- hydrogen cyanideA colourless, very poisonous, volatile liquid, HCN, used in the production of dyes, plastics and fumigants; it dissolves in water to form hydrocyanic acid and reacts with bases to form cyanides, and with some organic compounds to form …
- hydrogen chlorideAn inorganic compound with the formula HCl, which forms hydrochloric acid when dissolved in water.
- hydrogen selenidethe hydride of selenium, H₂Se; it is a toxic, flammable gas, having properties similar to those of hydrogen sulfide
- hydrogen bromideA colourless gas having an irritating smell; it has the molecular formula HBr, and dissolves in water to form hydrobromic acid; it has many industrial applications including the production of barbiturates and synthetic hormones.
- green hydrogenHydrogen that is generated entirely with power from renewable energy and the electrolysis of water; such generation creates no carbon pollution.
- hydrogen fluoridea colorless fuming liquid or gas, with molecular formula HF. It dissolves in water to form hydrofluoric acid and has many industrial uses including the production of Teflon and the refining of uranium; it corrodes skin, flesh and bone, and …
- hydrogen economyA hypothetical future economy in which the primary form of stored energy for mobile applications and load balancing is hydrogen (H₂), and, in particular, hydrogen replaces fossil fuels in automobiles.
- hydrogen carbonateSynonym of bicarbonate: the univalent anion HCO₃⁻; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms has been replaced.
- hydrogen carAny motor car that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel.
- hydrogen iodidea colourless gas with molecular formula HI, having a suffocating smell; it forms hydriodic acid when dissolved in water
- hydrogen burningThe nucleosynthesis process, in stars of less than 1.2 solar mass, in which hydrogen is converted to helium, deuterium and some lithium.
- black hydrogenHydrogen produced by burning black coal or other fossil fuels.
- blue hydrogenhydrogen generated from methane feedstock, typically from natural gas/petroleum gas, whose carbon residue, typically carbon dioxide, is captured, resulting in a low-carbon process.
- brown hydrogenHydrogen produced by burning coal.
- gray hydrogenhydrogen generated from hydrocarbon sources without attempting to capture and eliminate the waste carbon pollution
- grey hydrogenAlternative form of gray hydrogen: hydrogen generated from hydrocarbon sources without attempting to capture and eliminate the waste carbon pollution
- hydrogen carsplural of hydrogen car: Any motor car that uses hydrogen as its principal fuel.
- hydrogen cyclethe transmission of hydrogen from water to carbohydrates etc and back to water by living organisms
Compound words 38
- dehydrogenaseAny of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
- hydroxylA univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
- hydrogenaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
- hyceanHaving a water-based ocean that covers the entire planet, and an atmosphere rich in hydrogen.
- hydricityThe combined use of hydrogen and electricity as a power source
- hydrogenianContaining hydrogen atoms (in place of another element).
- hydrogenlessWithout hydrogen.
- hydrogenlyaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen from a compound, but especially one that converts formic acid into carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen
- hydrogenoxalateThe univalent group -HC₂O₄, or any salt containing it.
- hydrogenselenateThe anion HSeO₄⁻ or any salt containing this anion; the selenium analogue of hydrogensulfate