oxide

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English

Alternative forms

• oxid, oxyd, oxyde (all rare)

Etymology

Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒksaɪd/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɑksaɪd/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔksaɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɒksaɪd

Noun

oxide (countable and uncountable, plural oxides)

2. (chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

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Anagrams

• doxie, ixode, exodi

Dutch

Alternative forms

• oxyde (before 1996)

Pronunciation

Noun

oxide n (plural oxiden or oxides)

1. oxide

Related terms

• oxideren

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.sid/
• Homophones: oxides, oxyde, oxydes

Noun

oxide m (plural oxides)

1. Obsolete spelling of oxyde.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧xi‧de

Verb

oxide

1. inflection of oxidar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɡˈside/ [oɣ̞ˈsi.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -ide
• Syllabification: o‧xi‧de

Verb

oxide

1. inflection of oxidar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative