oxide
A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
A kind of
- compound
Kinds of oxide
- titanium dioxide
- pentoxide
- nitrogen oxide
- calcium oxide
- copper oxide
- ferric oxide
- monoxide
- peroxide
Word history
From French "oxide".
Where this comes from
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