oxide

Definition

A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Most metals, when subjected to heat until they become melted, combine with oxygen of the atmosphere, and form what are called oxides."
• "In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals."
• "In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules."