A chemical compound formed by the addition of six hydrogen atoms to another substance, or a compound containing six hydrogen atoms bonded to other elements.
From 'hexa-' (six) + 'hydride' (a compound of hydrogen with another element). The suffix '-ide' comes from Greek and indicates a binary compound.
When chemists add hydrogen to oils to make them more stable (like margarine from vegetable oil), they're creating hexahydrides and similar compounds to give products longer shelf lives!
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