oxide

ox·ide

O0206400 (ŏk′sīd′)n. Divalent anionic oxygen, or a compound of oxygen, especially a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element.

[French : ox(ygène), oxygen; see oxygen + (ac)ide, acid (from Latin acidus, tart, acid; see acid).]

ox·id′ic (ŏk-sĭd′ĭk) adj.

oxide

(ˈɒksaɪd) n1. (Elements & Compounds) any compound of oxygen with another element2. (Elements & Compounds) any organic compound in which an oxygen atom is bound to two alkyl or aryl groups; an ether or epoxide[C18: from French, from ox(ygène) + (ac)ide; see oxygen, acid]

ox•ide

(ˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd)

also ox•id

(ˈɒk sɪd)

n. a compound in which oxygen is bonded to one or more electropositive atoms. [1780–90; < French (now oxyde),b. oxygène and acide] ox•id′ic (-ˈsɪd ɪk) adj.

ox·ide

(ŏk′sīd′) A compound of oxygen and another element or radical. Water (H₂O) is an oxide.

oxide

A compound consisting of oxygen and another element only. They can be either ionic or covalent and there are four types of oxide—acidic, basic, neutral and amphoteric.

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Noun

oxide - any compound of oxygen with another element or a radicaltitania, titanic oxide, titanium dioxide, titanium oxide - a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durabilitypentoxide - an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the moleculenitrogen oxide - any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhaustsburnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime, lime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxidechemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weightcopper oxide - an oxide of copperdioxide - an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the moleculeferric oxide - a red oxide of ironmonoxide - an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the moleculeperoxide - an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-minium, red lead - a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramicssilica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide - a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelieritesulfur oxide, sulphur oxide - any of several oxides of sulphursuperoxide - a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-tetroxide - an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the moleculetrioxide - an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the moleculeflowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool, zinc oxide - oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointmentzirconia, zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide - a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes

Translations

oxide

oxide,

chemical compound containing oxygenoxygen,
gaseous chemical element; symbol O; at. no. 8; interval in which at. wt. ranges 15.99903–15.99977; m.p. −218.4&degC;; b.p. −182.962&degC;; density 1.429 grams per liter at STP; valence −2.
..... Click the link for more information. and one other chemical elementelement,
in chemistry, a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. A substance such as a compound can be decomposed into its constituent elements by means of a chemical reaction, but no further simplification can be achieved.
..... Click the link for more information. . Oxides are widely and abundantly distributed in nature. Water is the oxide of hydrogen. Silicon dioxide is the major component of sand and quartz. Carbon dioxide is given off during respiration by animals and plants. Carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and oxides of nitrogen are among the waste gases of gasoline-burning internal-combustion engines. Nitrous oxide is an oxide of nitrogen often called laughing gas. Many of the metals form oxides. Some metal oxides, e.g., those of iron, aluminum, tin, and zinc, are important as ores. Litharge and red lead are lead oxides used as pigments in paint. A number of elements, e.g., arsenic, carbon, manganese, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur, combine with oxygen to form more than one oxide. The inert gases do not form oxides. The halogens and inactive metals do not combine directly with oxygen, but their oxides can be formed by indirect methods. Oxides are usually named according to the number of oxygen atoms present in a molecule, e.g., monoxide (or simply oxide), dioxide, trioxide. In a molecule of carbon monoxide, CO, for example, there is one oxygen atom; in carbon dioxide, CO₂, there are two; and in phosphorus pentoxide, P₂O₅, there are five. Oxides are commonly classified as acidic or basic oxides or anhydrides. Sulfur trioxide is an acid anhydride; it reacts with water to form sulfuric acid. Phosphorus pentoxide reacts vigorously with water to form phosphoric acid. Many metal oxides react with water to form alkaline hydroxides, e.g., calcium oxide (lime) reacts with water to form calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). Some metal oxides do not react with water but are basic in that they react with an acid to form a salt and water. Others exhibit amphoterismamphoterism
, in chemistry, the property of certain substances of acting either as acids or as bases depending on the reaction in which they are involved. Many hydroxide compounds are amphoteric.
..... Click the link for more information. ; i.e., they react with both acids and bases. Still others are neutral and nonreactive.

Oxide

a chemical compound in which an element is combined with oxygen. Some oxides form salts, for example, Na₂O, MgO, Al₂O₃, SiO₂, P₂O₅, SO₃ and C1₂O₇; others, including CO, N₂O, NO, and H₂O, do not. Oxides that form salts are basic, acid, or amphoteric; accordingly, their hydroxides are bases, acids, or amphoteric compounds. The chemical activity of oxides is determined by the location of the oxidized elements in D. I. Mendeleev’s periodic table of the elements.

Many oxides occur naturally, such as water (H₂O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and silica (SiO₂, a primary constituent of rocks). The natural oxides of certain elements, including iron and tin, are the starting material for the preparation of the corresponding pure metal. Oxides are widely used in engineering, for example, lime (CaO) is used in construction. Nitric and sulfuric acids are prepared from NO₂ and SO₂.

Oxide

a chemical compound in which oxygen is combined only with more electropositive elements. Examples of oxides are chromous oxide (CrO) and chromic oxide:

The term “oxide” has been incorporated into the international nomenclature for inorganic compounds; the equivalent for this term in the Russian nomenclature is okisel.

oxide

[′äk‚sīd] (chemistry) Binary chemical compound in which oxygen is combined with a metal (such as Na₂O; basic) or nonmetal (such as NO₂; acidic).

oxide

1. any compound of oxygen with another element 2. any organic compound in which an oxygen atom is bound to two alkyl or aryl groups; an ether or epoxide

oxide

[ok´sīd] a compound of oxygen with an element or radical.

ox·ide

(ok'sīd), A compound of oxygen with another element or a radical, for example, mercuric oxide, HgO.

ox·ide

(ok'sīd) A compound of oxygen with another element or a radical.

ox·ide

(ok'sīd) A compound of oxygen with another element or a radical.

oxide

Related to oxide: iron oxide, magnesium oxide, copper oxide, Acidic oxide, Silver oxide

noun

Words related to oxide

noun any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

Related Words

titania
titanic oxide
titanium dioxide
titanium oxide
pentoxide
nitrogen oxide
burnt lime
calcined lime
calcium oxide
calx
fluxing lime
quicklime
unslaked lime
lime
chemical compound
compound
copper oxide
dioxide
ferric oxide
monoxide
peroxide
minium
red lead
silica
silicon dioxide
silicon oxide
sulfur oxide
sulphur oxide
superoxide
tetroxide
trioxide
flowers of zinc
philosopher's wool
philosophers' wool
zinc oxide
zirconia
zirconium dioxide
zirconium oxide