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oxide
- /ˈɒksaɪd/ UK
- /ˈɑksaɪd/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈɒksaɪd/ Canada, dialectal
- /ˈɔksɑed/ Australia
- /ˈɒksaɪd/ New Zealand
- [ˈɔ̟ksɑe̯d] New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɒksaɪd
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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.
noun oxides · oxid · oxyd · oxyde
- 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.
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Closest in meaning: dioxide, monoxide, nitrogen, chloride, nitrous, ethylene, propylene, oxidation, oxidized, eugenol, rust, corrosion, ether, composed, oxidizes, varistors
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noun binary compound of oxygen
| Español | óxido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산화물 sanhwamul |
| 日本語 | 酸化物 sankabutsu |
| 中文 | 氧化物 yǎnghuàwù |
| हिन्दी | जारेय jārey, ऑक्साइड ŏksāiḍ |
| Kiswahili | oksaidi |
| Português | óxido |
| Français | oxyde |
| Deutsch | Oxid |
| Italiano | ossido |
| Ελληνικά | οξείδιο oxeídio |
| Română | oxid |
| Русский | о́кись ókisʹ, окси́д oksíd |
| Tiếng Việt | oxyt, oxit, oc xyt |
| العربية | أُكْسِيد ʔuksīd |
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