noun
also ox·yde ˈäkˌsīd also -_sə̇d
( -s )
Etymology: French oxide (now oxyde ), from ox- (from oxygène oxygen) + -ide (from acide acid) — more at oxygen
1.
a. : a binary compound of oxygen with an element
water is hydrogen oxide
oxides of iron
— compare ozonide , peroxide , rust 1a, superoxide
b. : a compound of oxygen with one or more metallic elements
many minerals (as spinels) are double or multiple oxides
2. : a compound (as ethylene oxide) of oxygen with an organic radical : ether 3b
diphenyl oxide
• ox·id·ic (ˈ)äk|sidik adjective