oxide

[ ok-sahyd, -sid ]

/ ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd /

noun Chemistry.

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

Nearby words

oxidation state, oxidation-reduction, oxidative, oxidative phosphorylation, oxidative stress, oxide, oxidic, oxidimetry, oxidize, oxidized cellulose, 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 forms

ox·id·ic

[ok-sid-ik] /ɒkˈsɪd ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for oxid

oxide

/ (ˈɒksaɪd) /

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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Medicine definitions for oxid

oxide

[ ŏk′sīd′ ]

n.

A binary compound of an element or radical with oxygen.

Science definitions for oxid

oxide

[ ŏk′sīd′ ]

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