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ox·ide
(ŏk′sīd′)n.
Divalent anionic oxygen, or a compound of oxygen, especially a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element.
[French : ox(ygène), oxygen; see oxygen + (ac)ide, acid (from Latin acidus, tart, acid; see acid).]
ox·id′ic (ŏk-sĭd′ĭk) adj.
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oxide
(ˈɒksaɪd)n
1. (Elements & Compounds) any compound of oxygen with another element
2. (Elements & Compounds) any organic compound in which an oxygen atom is bound to two alkyl or aryl groups; an ether or epoxide
[C18: from French, from ox(ygène) + (ac)ide; see oxygen, acid]
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ox•ide
(ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd)also ox•id
(ˈɒk sɪd)n.
a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms.
[1780–90; < French (now oxyde),b. oxygène and acide]
ox•id′ic (-ˈsɪd ɪk) adj.
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ox·ide
(ŏk′sīd′) A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H2O) is an oxide.
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oxide
A compound consisting of oxygen and another element only. They can be either ionic or covalent and there are four types of oxide—acidic, basic, neutral and amphoteric.
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Noun | 1. | oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical titania, titanic oxide, titanium dioxide, titanium oxide - a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability pentoxide - an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule nitrogen oxide - any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime, lime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight copper oxide - an oxide of copper dioxide - an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron monoxide - an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule peroxide - an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O- minium, red lead - a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide - a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide - any of several oxides of sulphur superoxide - a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2- tetroxide - an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule trioxide - an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool, zinc oxide - oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment zirconia, zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide - a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes |
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oxide
n (Chem) → Oxid nt
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oxide
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