oxide
noun
a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms.
oxid
-
a variation of
oxide.
Example Sentences
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At the outset benzoated oxid of zinc ointment may be used with advantage.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
A better name for the compound is potassium oxid: K20.
From The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, by Cyril G. (Cyril George) Hopkins
Transfer the extract with the aid of hot water to a porcelain dish containing 10 grams of heavy magnesium oxid in suspension in 100 cc. of water.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
We must conclude, therefore, either that nitrous oxid protects the brain-cells against trauma or that ether predisposes the brain-cells to exhaustion as a result of trauma.
From Origin and Nature of Emotions by George W. (Washington) Crile
For since nitrous oxid owes its anesthetic effect to its influence upon oxidation, we may infer that sleep also retards the oxidation of the cell contents.
From Origin and Nature of Emotions by George W. (Washington) Crile
