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Oxides
is always a great word to know.
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| 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. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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.
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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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