oxide
nounEtymology
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.
- borrowed from oxide
Definitions
A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
- 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.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at oxide. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at oxide. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at oxide
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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