English Explanatory Dictionary

oxide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒksaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oxide.wav /ˈɑksaɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-oxide.wav /ˈɔksɑed/ [ˈɔ̟ksɑe̯d]

Word forms

oxide oxides oxid oxyd oxyde

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der. Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide 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.

Related words

Derived words

alkylene oxide aluminium oxide aluminum oxide aluminium oxide hydroxide aluminum oxide hydroxide amine oxide aminyl oxide amitriptylinoxide antimonic oxide antimonioso-antimonic oxide antimonious oxide antimonous oxide antimony oxide arene oxide argentous oxide arsenious oxide arsine oxide aryloxide auric oxide aurous oxide barium copper oxide barium oxide beryllium aluminium oxide beryllium aluminum oxide beryllium oxide binoxide bioxide bismuthic oxide bismuthous oxide bismuth oxide bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide black oxide boric oxide boron oxide cacodyl oxide cadmium oxide calcium oxide californium oxide carbonic oxide carbon oxide carboxide carboxidotroph ceftioxide ceramic oxide ceric oxide cerium oxide cerous oxide chloric oxide chlorine oxide chlorous oxide chromic oxide chromium oxide chromous oxide cobaltous oxide cobalt oxide copper(II) oxide copper oxide cubic zirconium oxide cupric oxide cuprous oxide

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