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Chinese customs data shows, imports of rare earth oxides from Myanmar fell by over a third in the first five months of the year compared to the same period last year.—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 June 2025 Through a cascading series of reactions, the sodium oxide would ultimately form into sodium bicarbonate, aka baking soda.—Ben Coxworth
june 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2025 Uranium oxide glassware, which glows under UV light, is hot now.—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025 Magnesium Oxide Magnesium oxide can be an effective option for treating migraines in pregnant people.—Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oxide
Word History
Etymology
French oxide, oxyde, from ox- (from oxygène oxygen) + -ide (from acide acid)
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