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oxide

[ok-sahyd, -sid]
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noun Chemistry.

a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms.

Nearby words

  1. oxidation state,
  2. oxidation-reduction,
  3. oxidative,
  4. oxidative phosphorylation,
  5. oxidative stress,
  6. oxidic,
  7. oxidimetry,
  8. oxidize,
  9. oxidized cellulose,
  10. oxidized glutathione
Also ox·id [ok-sid] /ˈɒk sɪd/.

Origin of oxide

1780–90; < French (now oxyde), blend of oxygène and acide. See oxygen, acid
Related formsox·id·ic [ok-sid-ik] /ɒkˈsɪd ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for oxid

oxide

noun

any compound of oxygen with another element
any organic compound in which an oxygen atom is bound to two alkyl or aryl groups; an ether or epoxide

Word Origin for oxide

C18: from French, from ox (ygène) + (ac) ide; see oxygen, acid
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Word Origin and History for oxid

oxide

n.

"compound of oxygen with another element," 1790, from French oxide (1787), coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier from ox(ygène) (see oxygen) + (ac)ide "acid" (see acid).

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Medicine definitions for oxid

oxide

[ŏk′sīd′]

n.

A binary compound of an element or radical with oxygen.
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Science definitions for oxid

oxide

[ŏk′sīd′]

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