OXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxide mean? 

• OXIDE (noun)
  The noun OXIDE has 1 sense:

1. any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

  Familiarity information: OXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("oxide" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oxide"):

peroxide (an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-)

zirconia; zirconium dioxide; zirconium oxide (a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes)

flowers 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 ointment)

trioxide (an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule)

tetroxide (an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule)

superoxide (a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-)

sulfur oxide; sulphur oxide (any of several oxides of sulphur)

silica; 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 lechatelierite)

minium; red lead (a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics)

titania; titanic oxide; titanium dioxide; titanium oxide (a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability)

monoxide (an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule)

ferric oxide (a red oxide of iron)

dioxide (an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule)

copper oxide (an oxide of copper)

burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide; calx; fluxing lime; lime; quicklime; unslaked lime (a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide)

nitrogen oxide (any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts)

pentoxide (an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule)

Derivation:

oxidise; oxidize (add oxygen to or combine with oxygen)

 Context examples 

Until recently, all DREADDs were activated by a chemical called clozapine-N-oxide (CNO).

(Controlling Brain Circuits in Mice, NIH)

Scientists improved performance by substituting cobalt oxide with vanadium disulfide (VS2).

(Creating Better Lithium-Ion Batteries Made Possible with New Discovery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Nitric oxide is endothelium-derived relaxing factor.

(Nitric Oxide, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A colorless, crystalline, inorganic compound that forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxides when heated.

(Cadmium Nitrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A whitish, crystalline, inorganic compound that forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxides when heated.

(Cadmium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A dark brown colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxides when heated.

(Cadmium Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)

A yellow to orange colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that forms toxic fumes of cadmium oxides when heated.

(Cadmium Sulfide, NCI Thesaurus)

This alloy emits toxic fumes of beryllium oxides upon heating.

(Beryllium-Copper Alloy, NCI Thesaurus)

A white colored, crystalline, inorganic compound that emits toxic fumes of beryllium oxides upon heating.

(Beryllium Hydroxide, NCI Thesaurus)

The anti-inflammatory effects of this agent appear to be related to the inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) production by macrophages.

(Andrographolide, NCI Thesaurus)