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Oxide

//ˈɑksaɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element. countable, uncountable

    "Most metals, when subjected to heat until they become melted, combine with oxygen of the atmosphere, and form what are called oxides."

  2. 2
    any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical wordnet

Etymology

Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. By surface analysis, ox- + -ide.

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