oxide

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a chemical compound of oxygen with another element

   Rust is an iron oxide that forms when iron reacts with oxygen.

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From French oxide, coined in early chemistry from oxygene and acide. The word reflects the old chemical theory that oxygen was tied to acids, though modern usage simply means an oxygen compound.

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