oxide
/ˈɑksaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Most metals, when subjected to heat until they become melted, combine with oxygen of the atmosphere, and form what are called oxides."
- "In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals."
- "In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules."
- "On social media and beyond, many have taken to using the brand’s name in a more colloquial fashion, with “Galaxy Gas” being used as a catchall for nitrous oxide inhalants at large, regardless of whether they are actually Galaxy Gas products or not."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. By surface analysis, ox- + -ide.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: oxide, *h₂eḱ-
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑksaɪd/
- British English: /ˈɒksaɪd/
Usage
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Phrases
alkylene oxide
aluminium oxide
aluminum oxide
aluminium oxide hydroxide
aluminum oxide hydroxide
amine oxide
aminyl oxide
antimonic oxide