oxide

[ ok-sahyd, -sid ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms.

oxide

/ ˈɒksaɪd /

noun

1. any compound of oxygen with another element
2. any organic compound in which an oxygen atom is bound to two alkyl or aryl groups; an ether or epoxide

oxide

/ ŏk′sīd′ /

1. A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H 2 O) is an oxide.

Other Words From

• ox·id·ic [ok-, sid, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxide¹

First recorded in 1780–90; from French (now oxyde ), blend of ox(ygène) oxygen and (ac)ide acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxide¹

C18: from French, from ox ( ygène ) + ( ac ) ide; see oxygen , acid

Example Sentences

The WMO reports historically high levels of the greenhouse gasses methane and nitrous oxide, which like carbon dioxide are common byproducts of human industry.

From Salon

Although the port has drastically slashed diesel exhaust and nitrogen oxides through cleaner fuels and engines in the past two decades, it is now faced with its stiffest challenge to date: adopting zero-emission technology.

From Los Angeles Times

In a statement read to the court, a bomb disposal officer said the device contained nitrous oxide cylinders.

From BBC

“If we take large-scale efforts to reduce methane emissions — and I should say nitrous oxide as well, and other shorter-lived greenhouse gases — we could buy ourselves decades of time to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.”

From Los Angeles Times

It used magnesium oxide boards, which do not burn, during testing and did not reveal this in marketing literature.

From BBC