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oxid

oxid is the obsolete form of oxide.

Meaning of oxide

Noun

oxide (countable and uncountable, plural oxides)

  1. 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.1846, unspecified, METALS, OXIDES, EARTHS AND ALKALIES

Forms of oxid

pluraloxids

Questions about oxid

What is oxid the obsolete form of?
Oxid is the obsolete form of oxide.

Words near oxid in the dictionary

  1. oxic
  2. oxicam
  3. oxicams
  4. oxicarbazepine
  5. oxiconazole
  6. oxid
  7. oxidabilities
  8. oxidability
  9. oxidable
  10. oxidane
  11. oxidanium

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