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Oxide

Ox′ide

(ŏks′ĭd or ŏks′īd)
,
Noun.
[F.
ox
ygène oxygen + ac
ide
acid: cf. F.
oxyde
. The French word was correctly spelt
oxide
, till about the year 1840, when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and composition of the word, the orthography was change to make it represent the
υ
of Gr.
ὀξύς
, from which it was supposed to be directly derived.]
(Chem.)
A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary;
as, iron
oxide
, ethyl
oxide
, nitrogen
oxide
, etc.
☞ In the chemical nomenclature adopted by
Guyton de Morveau
,
Lavoisier
, and their associates, the term oxides was made to include all compounds of oxygen which had no acid (F. acide) properties, as contrasted with the acids, all of which were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography
oxyde
,
oxyd
, etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling
oxid
is not common.

Definition 2024


Oxide

Oxide

See also: oxide and oxidé

German

Noun

Oxide n

  1. plural of Oxid

oxide

oxide

See also: Oxide and oxidé

English

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Noun

oxide (countable and uncountable, plural oxides)

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

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  1. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oxide

Dutch

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Pronunciation

Noun

oxide n (plural oxiden or oxides)

  1. oxide

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French

Noun

oxide m (plural oxides)

  1. Obsolete spelling of oxyde
    • 1800, Mathurin-Jacques Brisson, Élemens ou principes physio-chymiques, destiné à servir aux Principes de Physique ; à l'usage des écoles centrales, page 47
      dans cette combinaison, l'hydrogène de l'ammoniaque se combine avec l'oxigène de l'oxide, et forme de l'eau ; et l'azote se dégage sous forme gaseuse.

Portuguese

Verb

oxide

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of oxidar
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of oxidar
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of oxidar
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of oxidar

Spanish

Verb

oxide

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of oxidar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of oxidar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of oxidar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of oxidar.