oxide
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɒksaɪd/
ipa: /ˈɑksaɪd/
ipa: /ˈɔksaɪd/
rhymes: -ɒksaɪd
Forms: form: oxides
form: oxid
form: oxyd
form: oxyde
Etymology: 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.
Senses: examples: text: In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.
ref: 2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice, →ISBN, page 13:
text: In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.
ref: 2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 156–157:
text: On social media and beyond, many have taken to using the brand’s name in a more colloquial fashion, with “Galaxy Gas” being used as a catchall for nitrous oxide inhalants at large, regardless of whether they are actually Galaxy Gas products or not.
ref: 2024 September 23, Trace William Cowen, “What the Hell Is Galaxy Gas?”, in Complex:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
Derived terms: alkylene oxide
aluminium oxide
aluminum oxide
aluminium oxide hydroxide
aluminum oxide hydroxide
amine oxide
aminyl oxide
amitriptylinoxide
antimonic oxide
antimonioso-antimonic oxide
antimonious oxide
antimonous oxide
antimony oxide
arene oxide
argentous oxide
arsenious oxide
arsine oxide
aryloxide
auric oxide
aurous oxide
barium copper oxide
barium oxide
beryllium aluminium oxide
beryllium aluminum oxide
beryllium oxide
binoxide
bioxide
bismuthic oxide
bismuthous oxide
bismuth oxide
bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide
boric oxide
boron oxide
cacodyl oxide
cadmium oxide
calcium oxide
californium oxide
carbonic oxide
carbon oxide
carboxide
carboxidotroph
ceftioxide
ceramic oxide
ceric oxide
cerium oxide
cerous oxide
chloric oxide
chlorine oxide
chlorous oxide
chromic oxide
chromium oxide
chromous oxide
cobaltous oxide
cobalt oxide
copper(II) oxide
copper oxide
cubic zirconium oxide
cupric oxide
cuprous oxide
curium oxide
decaoxide
deuterium oxide
deuteroxide
deutoxide
dihydrogen oxide
dimethylene oxide
dinitrogen oxide
dioxide
dodecaoxide
dysprosium oxide
epoxide
erbium oxide
ethylene oxide
ethyleneoxide
ethyl oxide
europium oxide
ferric oxide
ferroso-ferric oxide
ferrous oxide
fluorine oxide
furanoxide
heptaoxide
heptoxide
hexadecaoxide
hexaoxide
hexoxide
holmium oxide
hydric oxide
hydrogen oxide
hydronitroxide
hydroxide
hyperoxide
hypochlorous oxide
imipraminoxide
indium oxide
indium tin oxide
iridic oxide
iridious oxide
iridium oxide
iron(III) oxide
iron(II) oxide
iron oxide
isopropoxide
lanthanum oxide
lead oxide
lean nitrogen oxide trap
lithium oxide
lithium titanate oxide battery
lutetium oxide
magnesium aluminium oxide
magnesium aluminum oxide
magnesium oxide
manganese oxide
manganomanganic oxide
mercuric oxide
mercurous oxide
mercury oxide
mesityl oxide
methylene oxide
minoxidil
mixed oxide
molybdenum oxide
monoxide
niobic oxide
niobous oxide
nitric oxide
nitrogen oxide
nitrous oxide
nonaoxide
octaoxide
octoxide
osmic oxide
oxic
oxidability
oxidane
oxidation
oxidative
oxidic
oxidimetry
oxidise
oxidize
oxidoreduction
palladic oxide
palladious oxide
pentabromodiphenyl oxide
pentadecaoxide
pentoxide
peroxide
Persian Gulf oxide
phosphine oxide
platinic oxide
platinous oxide
plumbic oxide
polyethylene oxide
polyoxide
polyphenylene oxide
potassium oxide
propylene oxide
protoxide
quadroxide
radium oxide
red iron oxide
red manganese oxide
red oxide
rhodic oxide
rhodous oxide
rubidium oxide
ruthenium oxide
samarium oxide
scandium oxide
selenium oxide
sesquioxide
silicon oxide
silver oxide
sodium oxide
stannic oxide
stannous oxide
strontium oxide
styrene oxide
suboxide
sulfuric oxide
sulphuric oxide
sulfurous oxide
sulphurous oxide
sulfur oxide
sulphur oxide
superoxide
tantalic oxide
tantalous oxide
tantalum oxide
telluric oxide
tellurous oxide
terbium oxide
teroxide
tetradecaoxide
tetraoxide
tetroxide
thallic oxide
thallious oxide
thallium oxide
thiazide
thorium oxide
thulium oxide
tin oxide
titanic oxide
titanium oxide
titanous oxide
tributyltin oxide
tridecaoxide
trioxide
tritium oxide
tritoxide
tungsten oxide
tungstic oxide
tungstous oxide
undecaoxide
uranic oxide
uranium oxide
uranoso-uranic oxide
uranous oxide
uranyl oxide
vanadic oxide
vanadous oxide
vanoxite
white arsenic oxide
ytterbium oxide
yttrium barium copper oxide
yttrium oxide
zincic oxide
zinc oxide
zirconic oxide
zirconium oxide
Related terms: oxidable
oxidant
oxidase
oxidate
oxidoreductase