amphid Meaning, Definition & Usage

Am"phid noun
Etymology
Gr. both: cf. F. amphide.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a haloid compound. R. Berzelius.

Webster 1913