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ox⋅ide

[ok-sahyd, -sid]
–noun Chemistry.
a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms.
Also, ox⋅id [ok-sid] .


Origin:
1780–90; < F (now oxyde), b. oxygène and acide. See oxygen, acid


ox⋅id⋅ic [ok-sid-ik] , adjective
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ox·ide   (ŏk'sīd')   
n.  A binary compound of an element or radical with oxygen.

[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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Main Entry: ox·ide
Pronunciation: 'äk-"sId
Function: noun
: a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or chemical group
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oxide ox·ide (ŏk'sīd')
n.
A binary compound of an element or a radical with oxygen.

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oxide   (ŏk'sīd')  Pronunciation Key 
A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H2O) is an oxide.
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