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Added 9 October 2026

oxide

/ˈɒksaɪd/ noun

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A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

Origin

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.

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