Oxide

//ˈɑksaɪd// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

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

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alcoholchemical

Example

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"What made the comedian's audience laugh so uncontrollably that night was a convenient nitrous oxide leak."

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.

Related phrases

III) oxidePersian Gulf oxidealkylene oxidealuminium oxidealuminium oxide hydroxidealuminum oxidealuminum oxide hydroxideamine oxideaminyl oxideantimonic oxideantimonioso-antimonic oxideantimonious oxide

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