Inorganic Chemical
oxide Audio
ox·ide [ ok-sahyd, -sid ]
Subclass of:
Oxygen Compounds, Inorganic; Anions
Definitions related to oxides:
  • Any compound of oxygen with an element or radical.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Binary compounds of oxygen containing the anion O(2-). The anion combines with metals to form alkaline oxides and non-metals to form acidic oxides.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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