: a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or group
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In 2024, Myanmar supplied China with 50,000 metric tons of rare-earth oxides, surpassing China’s domestic production of these materials.
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Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
The atoms of nitrogen heat up and react with oxygen, creating the harmful oxides.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This method recovers more than 90% of the REEs from the HDD feedstock to produce a more than 99.5% pure rare earth oxides.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
One of the metals subject to the new controls, dysprosium oxide, trades for $204 per kilogram in Shanghai, and much more outside China.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ye Myo Hein, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2025
The atoms of nitrogen heat up and react with oxygen, creating the harmful oxides.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Feb. 2025
This method recovers more than 90% of the REEs from the HDD feedstock to produce a more than 99.5% pure rare earth oxides.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
One of the metals subject to the new controls, dysprosium oxide, trades for $204 per kilogram in Shanghai, and much more outside China.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Oxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxide. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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oxide
noun
ox·ide
ˈäk-ˌsīd 
: a compound of oxygen with another element or a chemical group
Medical Definition
oxide
noun
ox·ide
ˈäk-ˌsīd
: a binary compound of oxygen with a more electropositive element or chemical group
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