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black oxide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
black- ox-ide
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several coatings for steels or copper; some are oxides (mainly iron(II,III) oxide), some are nitrites or nitrates, and some are selenides; all are black; the main purposes are the antireflective and cosmetic effects; the anticorrosion effects are small.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: any oxide that is black; often, iron(II,III) oxide.

Countable; Uncountable

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Usage

Inflected Forms

black oxides (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

magnetite bluing browning phosphating passivation plating electroplating galvanizing

Synonyms

blackening

Questions

What does black oxide mean?
Any of several coatings for steels or copper; some are oxides (mainly iron(II,III) oxide), some are nitrites or nitrates, and some are selenides; all are black; the main purposes are the antireflective and cosmetic effects; the anticorrosion effects are small.

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