Synonyms for oxide
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ok-sahyd, -sid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd |
Définition of oxide
Origin :- "compound of oxygen with another element," 1790, from French oxide (1787), coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier from ox(ygène) (see oxygen) + (ac)ide "acid" (see acid).
- As in rare-earth element : noun group of chemical elements
- It was claimed that in this way the presence of specks of oxide was avoided.
- Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
- In general, then, an oxide is a compound of oxygen with another element.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- If more hydrogen is admitted, some of the oxide will be reduced to metal.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- Iron, for example, occurs largely in the form of the oxide Fe2O3.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- It is composed of silica, alumina, carbonate of lime, magnesia and oxide of iron.
- Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
- The oxide zones of many ore bodies are formed by these processes.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- The oxide and the carbonate are probably products of surface weathering.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- In the oxide zone, native mercury and the chloride, calomel, are formed.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- In storage, no self-polymerization of 1,2-butylene oxide has been detected.
- Extract from : « U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive » by Bertram O. Stull
- In some varieties the oxide of uranium is also present in traces.
- Extract from : « The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones » by John Mastin
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