oxide

Also ox·id

[ok-sahyd, -sid]

noun

Chemistry.

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

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

oxide

1. A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H ₂ O) is an oxide.

Other Word Forms

• oxidic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxide¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French (now oxyde ), blend of ox(ygène) oxygen and (ac)ide acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxide¹

C18: from French, from ox ( ygène ) + ( ac ) ide; see _oxygen , _acid

Example Sentences

The company produces neodymium and praseodymium oxides, key components of magnets that end up in high-tech products, including EVs and F-35 fighter jets.

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MP is the largest External link rare-earth producer in the Western Hemisphere, making neodymium and praseodymium oxides, key components of magnets that end up in high-tech products, including EVs and F-35 fighter jets.

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Three sterilization facilities in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties have been granted EPA exemptions to emit cancer-linked ethylene oxide.

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Nitrous oxide is used as an anaesthetic in dentistry and medicine.

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In March, Viridor realised that its monitoring software was incorrectly calibrated and that a reassessment revealed it had been breached daily pollution limits for nitrogen oxides regularly between August 2022 and March 2024.

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