oxide

plural oxides · alternative obsolete oxid · alternative obsolete oxyd · alternative obsolete oxyde

1. countableuncountablechemistryA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

   In fact, nitric oxide (not to be confused with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas) is one of our primary signalling molecules.

   2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), pages 156–157

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   Most metals, when subjected to heat until they become melted, combine with oxygen of the atmosphere, and form what are called oxides.

   1846, unspecified, METALS, OXIDES, EARTHS AND ALKALIES

   In general, the hydroxamates are used for flotation of oxidic minerals (pyrochlore, cassiterite and ilmenite), rare-earth oxides and oxide copper minerals.

   2007, Srdjan M. Bulatovic, Handbook of Flotation Reagents: Chemistry, Theory and Practice, →ISBN, page 13

   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.

   2024 September 23, Trace William Cowen, “What the Hell Is Galaxy Gas?”, in Complex