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oxides

oxides is the plural 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

Phrases with oxides

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Questions about oxides

What is oxides the plural of?
Oxides is the plural of oxide.

Words near oxides in the dictionary

  1. oxidatively
  2. oxidator
  3. oxidators
  4. oxide
  5. oxide of iron
  6. oxides
  7. oxides of iron
  8. oxidic
  9. oxidimetric
  10. oxidimetry
  11. oxidisable

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