oxide

[ ok-sahyd, -sid ]
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nounChemistry.
  1. a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms.

Origin of oxide

1
First recorded in 1780–90; from French (now oxyde ), blend of ox(ygène) oxygen and (ac)ide acid
  • Also ox·id [ok-sid]. /ˈɒk sɪd/.

Other words from oxide

  • ox·id·ic [ok-sid-ik], /ɒkˈsɪd ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for oxide

oxide

/ (ˈɒksaɪd) /


noun
  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

Origin of oxide

1
C18: from French, from ox (ygène) + (ac) ide; see oxygen, acid

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Scientific definitions for oxide

oxide

[ ŏksīd′ ]


  1. A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H2O) is an oxide.

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