Definitions

1. noun

A type of anion, specifically the conjugate base of methanol, often encountered as a reagent in organic synthesis.

“The chemist used a methide to facilitate the reaction, but it proved to be unstable.”

2. noun

In inorganic chemistry, an oxyanion that contains one oxygen atom bonded to a metal atom.

“The inorganic compound was found to have a methide ion as its primary component.”