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oxide

noun

  1. chemical compound with at least one oxygen atom
  2. mineral in which oxygen is combined with one or more metals to give simple and multiple oxides respectively
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Pronunciation: /ˈɒksaɪd/ / /ˈɑksaɪd/ / /ˈɔksɑed/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. By surface analysis, ox- + -ide.

  1. A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

    “Most metals, when subjected to heat until they become melted, combine with oxygen of the atmosphere, and form what are called oxides.”

    “In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.”