oxide
Noun
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Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical (synset 114996078)
is a type of: chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weightsubtypes:
- titania, titanic oxide, titanium dioxide, titanium oxide - a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
- pentoxide - an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule
- nitrogen oxide - any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
- burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, lime, quicklime, unslaked lime - a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
- copper oxide - an oxide of copper
- dioxide - an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
- ferric oxide - a red oxide of iron
- monoxide - an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule
- peroxide - an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-
- minium, red lead - a reddish oxide of lead (Pb3O4) used as a pigment in paints and in glass and ceramics
- silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide - a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
- sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide - any of several oxides of sulphur
- superoxide - a metallic oxide containing the univalent anion O2-
- tetroxide - an oxide containing four atoms of oxygen in the molecule
- trioxide - an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule
- flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool, zinc oxide - oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment
- zirconia, zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide - a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes
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