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oxide.

A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɒksaɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑksaɪd/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ˈɒksaɪd/Canada, dialectal/ˈɔksɑed/Australia
  1. A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō 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.

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