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oxide (ˈɒksaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any compound of oxygen with another element |
| 2. | 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 | |
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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.
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Medical Dictionary
oxide ox·ide (ŏk'sīd')
n.
A binary compound of an element or a radical with oxygen.
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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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Example sentences
The red color comes from iron oxide that has been exposed to the elements.
Metal oxide transistor arrays are less expensive to make and provide the necessary performance.
To prevent the animals from controlling their own gaze, the researchers began by sedating them with nitrous oxide.
Packed inside the zirconium cladding are pellets of uranium oxide or other fissionable materials.
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