In chemistry, a nitride's a compound of nitrogen with a less electronegative element where nitrogen has an oxidation state of -3. Nitrides are a large class of compounds with a wide range of properties and applications. There're some common exceptions to this naming convention: the nitrides of hydrogen, NH3, and carbon, (CN)2, are called ammonia and cyanogen, respectively. The nitrides of chlorine, bromine, iodine are called nitrogen trichloride, nitrogen tribromide and nitrogen triiodide, respe… (More on Nitride)