Definition of oxide
: a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or group
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But home-brewers have evolved from simple machines into high-tech appliances, some employing LCD screens, automatic milk frothers or even nitrous-oxide cartridges.
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Scrubbers remove sulfur oxides from a ship's exhaust.
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Parts of the wafer that are still covered in photoresist are protected during the etching, retaining their silicon oxide; those whose photoresist has been removed are etched away.
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The most daring concept, lithium-air, reinvents the battery by getting rid of traditional metal for the cathode and replacing it with carbon that pulls oxygen atoms from the air instead of using oxides from the electrolyte.
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As many as 1,000 zero-emission trucks and buses will be subsidized under the nitrogen-oxide mitigation plan.
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High concentrations of sulfur oxide emissions can cause acid rain, volcanic smog and air pollution, the USGS said.
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It's finished with a titanium oxide coating for shine, and the anti-stain coating should protect the palm rest from turning yellow.
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Lithium battery cathodes are made of layers of lithium metal oxides that contain some combination of cobalt and other metals.
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Origin and Etymology of oxide
French oxide, oxyde, from ox- (from oxygène oxygen) + -ide (from acide acid)
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Definition of oxide for English Language Learners
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chemistry : a compound of oxygen and another substance
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Definition of oxide for Students
: a compound of oxygen with another element or group of elements
- an iron oxide
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of oxide
: a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or chemical group
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