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Oxid
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
oxide
"compound of oxygen with another element," 1790, from Fr. oxide (1787), coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier from ox(ygène) + (ac)ide. See oxygen.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
oxide ox·ide (ŏk'sīd')
n.
A binary compound of an element or a radical with oxygen.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
oxide  (ŏk'sīd') Pronunciation Key
A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H2O) is an oxide. |
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