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oxide

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See also: Oxide and oxidé

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Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. [1] By surface analysis, ox- +‎ -ide.

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oxide (countable and uncountable, plural oxides)

  1. (chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
    • 2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice[1], →ISBN, page 13:
      In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.
    • 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 156–157:
      In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.

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oxide n (plural oxiden or oxides)

  1. oxide
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oxide m (plural oxides)

  1. Obsolete spelling of oxyde.
    • 1800, Mathurin-Jacques Brisson, Élemens ou principes physio-chymiques, destiné à servir aux Principes de Physique ; à l'usage des écoles centrales, page 47:
      Dans cette combinaison, l’hydrogène de l’ammoniaque se combine avec l’oxigène de l’oxide, et forme de l’eau ; et l’azote se dégage sous forme gaseuse.
      In this combination, the hydrogen of the ammonia combines with the oxygen of the oxide, and forms water; and the nitrogen is released in gaseous form.

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  • Hyphenation: o‧xi‧de

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oxide

  1. inflection of oxidar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /oɡˈside/ [oɣ̞ˈsi.ð̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ide
  • Syllabification: o‧xi‧de

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oxide

  1. inflection of oxidar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative