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black oxides

black oxides is the plural of black oxide.

Meaning of black oxide

Noun

black oxide (countable and uncountable, plural black oxides)

  1. (idiomatic) Any of several coatings for steels or copper; some are oxides (mainly iron(II,III) oxide), some are nitrites or nitrates, and some are selenides; all are black; the main purposes are the antireflective and cosmetic effects; the anticorrosion effects are small.
    • Near-synonym: blackening
    Synonyms:
    blackening
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any oxide that is black; often, iron(II,III) oxide.

Questions about black oxides

What is black oxides the plural of?
Black oxides is the plural of black oxide.

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