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oxide

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ox·ide  (ksd)
n.
A binary compound of an element or radical with oxygen.

[French : ox(ygène), oxygen; see oxygen + (ac)ide, acid (from Latin acidus, tart, acid; see acid).]

ox·idic (k-sdk) adj.

oxide
Noun
Chem a compound of oxygen with another element [French]

oxide  (ksd)
A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H2O) is an oxide.
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Noun1.oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
titania, titanic oxide, titanium dioxide, titanium oxide - a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
pentoxide - an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule
nitrogen oxide - any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime, lime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
copper oxide - an oxide of copper
dioxide - an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
monoxide - an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
peroxide - an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
minium, red lead - a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics
silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide - a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide - any of several oxides of sulphur
superoxide - a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-
tetroxide - an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule
trioxide - an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule
flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool, zinc oxide - oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
zirconia, zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide - a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes
Translations
oxide [ˈɔksaɪd] nóxido
oxide [ˈɔksaɪd] noxyde m
oxide [ˈɔksaɪd] nOxid nt
oxide [ˈɔksaɪd] nossido


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It required a certain amount of scientific education to perceive that the grey scale of the Thing was no common oxide, that the yellowish-white metal that gleamed in the crack between the lid and the cylinder had an unfamiliar hue.
The sight of the planet through a telescope is worth all the course on astronomy; the shock of the electric spark in the elbow, outvalues all the theories; the taste of the nitrous oxide, the firing of an artificial volcano, are better than volumes of chemistry.
He proceeds to point out that drunkenness, and, still more, nitrous- oxide intoxication, will heighten the sense of belief: in the latter case, he says, a man's very soul may sweat with conviction, and he be all the time utterly unable to say what he is convinced of.
 
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