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Meaning of Oxide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɒksaɪd

Definitions

A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أكسيد الأكسيد
Bosanski oksid оксид
Català òxid
Čeština kysličník oxid
Cymraeg ocsid
Deutsch Oxid
Ελληνικά οξείδιο
Esperanto oksido
Español óxido
Suomi oksidi
Français oxide oxide oxyde
Gaeilge ocsaíd
Gàidhlig ogsaid
עברית חמצני
Hrvatski oksid оксид
Magyar oxid
Bahasa Indonesia oksida
Íslenska oxíð
Italiano ossido
日本語 酸化物
Қазақша тотық
ខ្មែរ អុកស៊ីដ
한국어 산화물
Bahasa Melayu oksida
Nederlands oxide
Polski tlenek
Português oxide óxido
Română oxid
Русский о́кись оксид
Slovenčina kysličník
Српски oksid оксид
Svenska oxid
Kiswahili oksaidi
Türkçe oksit
Українська оксид
Tiếng Việt oxit

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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