An oxide is a term used in chemistry for a material which has been exposed and reacted to oxygen. Most things on the earth are oxidised to some extent - oxygen is very common. Metals such as iron and al

Ox"ide (?), n. [F. oxygene oxigen + acide acid: cf. F. oxyde. The French word was correctly spelt oxide, till about the year 1840, when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and composition of the word, the orthography was change to make it represent the υ of Gr. 'oxy`s, from which it was supposed to be directly derived.] Chem.




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