oxide

[ ok-sahyd, -sid ]
/ ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd /
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noun Chemistry.

a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms.
Also ox·id [ok-sid] /ˈɒk sɪd/.

Origin of oxide

1780–90; < French (now oxyde), blend of oxygène and acide. See oxygen, acid

OTHER WORDS FROM oxide

ox·id·ic [ok-sid-ik] /ɒkˈsɪd ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby oxide

oxidation state, oxidation-reduction, oxidative, oxidative phosphorylation, oxidative stress, oxide, oxidimetry, oxidize, oxidized cellulose, oxidized glutathione, oxidizer

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British Dictionary definitions for oxide

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

Medical definitions for oxide

oxide
[ ŏk′sīd′ ]

n.

A binary compound of an element or radical with oxygen.

Scientific definitions for oxide

oxide
[ ŏk′sīd′ ]

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