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Definition of oxide noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

oxide

noun

/ˈɒksaɪd/

/ˈɑːksaɪd/

[uncountable, countable] (chemistry)

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a compound of oxygen and another chemical element
- iron oxide
- an oxide of tin
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Oxide is used after these nouns:
metal
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Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, from oxygène ‘oxygen’ + -ide (as in acide ‘acid’).

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