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red oxide

red oxide noun: ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃).

Noun

red oxide (plural red oxides)

  1. ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃)
  2. A brownish red colour, often of paint.
    • Almost all wagon stock is painted red oxide, except for the B.S.R., N.S.R., and S.I.R., whose wagons are black, and the American and Canadian-built "WD" stock, which is painted olive-green.1950 February, W. Dendy, “Impressions of the Indian Railways—3”, in Railway Magazine, pages 119-120

Forms of red oxide

pluralred oxides

Questions about red oxide

What does red oxide mean?
Red oxide means ferric oxide (Fe₂O₃).
What part of speech is red oxide?
Red oxide is a noun.
What is the plural of red oxide?
The plural of red oxide is red oxides.

Words near red oxide in the dictionary

  1. red osier
  2. red osier dogwood
  3. red osier dogwoods
  4. red owl
  5. red owls
  6. red oxide
  7. red oxygen
  8. red packet
  9. red packets
  10. red panda
  11. red pandas

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